With stringed instruments. Man's words are yea and nay, but the Lord's promises are yea and amen. By Warren Wiersbe. It was a custom in the early church to sing these psalms on Ash Wednesday, the Wednesday before Easter. * c. 5 Turn back, LORD, rescue my soul; A. Psalm 6 - NIV: LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. “Psalm 6”: “Rebuke me not in thine anger” (verse 1), indicates that David is conscious of deserving rebuke. 1. weary with sighing (BDB 58) 2. bed wet with tears (hyperbole) NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: PSALM 6:8-10 8 Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony. Psalm 12:6. The miseries of the depressed are both physical and psychological, and often the description of the two conditions is interwoven (verse 2-3). Commentaries for Psalm Chapter 6 The psalmist deprecates God's wrath, and begs for the return of his favour. PSALM 6 * Prayer in Distress. On an eight-stringed harp. David was a weeping prophet as well as Jeremiah, and this psalm is one of his lamentations: either it was penned in a time, or at least calculated for a time, of great trouble, both outward and inward. b. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. 2 Do not reprove me in your anger, LORD,. and you, LORD, how long…? A Psalm of David. a 3 Have pity on me, LORD, for I am weak;. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. 1 For the leader; with stringed instruments, “upon the eighth.”. nor punish me in your wrath. And then the last line of verse 6 reminds us of heaven. Psalm 6 is known as the first of seven penitential psalms - songs of confession and humility before God. Countless pastors, teachers, and students have pored over the best-selling Be series—and now these insightful studies are available in one complete set for a spectacular price! 4 My soul too is shuddering greatly—. Verse six presents a key to understanding Psalm 1: “For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”In this psalm, the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly are contrasted. I. heal me, LORD, for my bones are shuddering. For us, I suppose we could apply it to the blessings we experience in God’s church. Now, in context, the sheep here is apparently returning to the shepherd’s house. Psalm 23 6 Commentary: Heaven. Psalm 6. 6:6-7 The psalmist describes his physical and emotional trauma caused by his "adversaries" (BDB 865, KB 1058, Qal participle, "those who show hostility"). However, he prays, as always, “Have mercy upon me, O Lord” (verse 2). Psalm 4: An Evening Song [or download in R TF format] Psalm 5: Pray about your Enemies [or download in R TF format] Psalm 6: David is very ill [or download in R TF format] Psalm 7: David and Cush [or download in R TF format] Psalm 8: The Sky at Night [or download in R TF format] 6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. What a contrast between the vain words of man, and the pure words of Jehovah. The title of this Psalm is, To the Chief Musician. A psalm of David. Psalm 1 – The Way of the Righteous and the Way of the Ungodly. The Bible Exposition Commentary, 6 Volumes. In David’s mind this is speaking of his ability to be in God’s temple in Jerusalem. (Spurgeon, C. H. Lectures to my Students: Commenting and Commentaries)Rosscup adds: This is one of the more thorough older exegetical … 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 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