Psalm 6:2

Translations

Modern

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.

Traditional

Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Literal

Be gracious to me, O YHWH, for I am weak; heal me, O YHWH, for my bones are disturbed.

Latin

Miserere mei, Domine, quoniam infirmus sum; sana me, Domine, quoniam conturbata sunt ossa mea.

Original

Hebrew

English

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.

Notes

Psalms 6:2–3

The psalmist became physically weak while waiting for God's answer to his prayer (Psalm 6:6; see 77:3; 119:81; 142:1–3; see also Psalm 101). Fasting (abstaining from eating food) might have contributed to his suffering, but it is not mentioned.

Psalms 6:1–3

The psalmist asks for God’s favor and restoration at a difficult time.

Psalms 6:1–10

The occasion for this lament might have been sickness or a mental or spiritual depression from which the psalmist sought healing.

Psalms 3:1–7:17

This group of psalms moves from an orderly world to a troubled one. Psalms 1–2 describe stability. The righteous person is blessed, and the Lord’s anointed king rules with authority.

In the psalms that follow, the tone changes. The Lord’s anointed cries out for help. He faces enemies, strong opposition, and evil plans.

It even seems at times that the Lord is far away. The psalmist feels confusion and distress instead of confidence and calm.

Theme notes and profiles

David

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Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Psalm 30:2
O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
Psalm 31:10
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
Psalm 41:3–4
The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
Psalm 51:8
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Genesis 20:17
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
Psalm 38:7
For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
Psalm 38:3
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
Job 33:19–21
A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
Numbers 12:13
So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”

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