Psalms 6

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6:1
לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹת עַל־הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃
For the Leader; with string-music; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
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6:2
יְהוָה אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וְאַל־בַּחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנִי׃
O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger, Neither chasten me in Thy wrath.
6:3
חָנֵּנִי יְהוָה כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי יְהוָה כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ עֲצָמָי׃
Be gracious unto me, O LORD, for I languish away; Heal me, O LORD, for my bones are affrighted.
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6:4
וְנַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָה מְאֹד ואת [וְאַתָּה] יְהוָה עַד־מָתָי׃
My soul also is sore affrighted; And Thou, O LORD, how long?
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6:5
שׁוּבָה יְהוָה חַלְּצָה נַפְשִׁי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ׃
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul; Save me for Thy mercy's sake.
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6:6
כִּי אֵין בַּמָּוֶת זִכְרֶךָ בִּשְׁאוֹל מִי יוֹדֶה־לָּךְ׃
For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; In the nether-world who will give Thee thanks?
6:7
יָגַעְתִּי בְּאַנְחָתִי אַשְׂחֶה בְכָל־לַיְלָה מִטָּתִי בְּדִמְעָתִי עַרְשִׂי אַמְסֶה׃
I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I melt away my couch with my tears.
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6:8
עָשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַס עֵינִי עָתְקָה בְּכָל־צוֹרְרָי׃
Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
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6:9
סוּרוּ מִמֶּנִּי כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן כִּי־שָׁמַע יְהוָה קוֹל בִּכְיִי׃
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
6:10
שָׁמַע יְהוָה תְּחִנָּתִי יְהוָה תְּפִלָּתִי יִקָּח׃
The LORD hath heard my supplication; The LORD receiveth my prayer.
6:11
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲלוּ מְאֹד כָּל־אֹיְבָי יָשֻׁבוּ יֵבֹשׁוּ רָגַע׃
All mine enemies shall be ashamed and sore affrighted; They shall turn back, they shall be ashamed suddenly.
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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 6:7

<b>every night I sully my bed</b> Heb. אשׂחה an expression of (Lam. 3:45): “scum (סחי) and refuse”; (Isa. 5:25), “and their corpses were like spittle (כסוחה).” I sully my bed with tears. Menachem (p. 172), however, associated it with (Isa. 25:11): “a...

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