Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.
1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your wrath.
Nor chasten me in Your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am pining away;
Heal me, O LORD, for my bones are dismayed.
Heal me, O LORD, for my bones are dismayed.
3 And my soul is greatly dismayed;
But You, O LORD — how long?
But You, O LORD — how long?
4 Return, O LORD, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your lovingkindness.
Save me because of Your lovingkindness.
5 For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?
In Sheol who will give You thanks?
6 I am weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I dissolve my couch with my tears.
Every night I make my bed swim,
I dissolve my couch with my tears.
7 My eye has wasted away with grief;
It has become old because of all my adversaries.
It has become old because of all my adversaries.
8 Depart from me, all you who do iniquity,
For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my supplication,
The LORD receives my prayer.
The LORD receives my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed;
They shall turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.
They shall turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.