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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 6 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/5.htm" title="Psalm 5">◄</a> Psalm 6 <a href="../psalms/7.htm" title="Psalm 7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David for the music leader. Use stringed instruments.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.6.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> )</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer in Time of Trouble</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.1" class="v19_6_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.6.1!x.2" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Don't punish me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_1">or even correct me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_1">when you are angry!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.2" class="v19_6_2">2</span>Have pity on me and heal</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_2">my feeble body.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_2">My bones tremble with fear,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.3" class="v19_6_3">3</span>and I am in deep distress.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_3">How long will it be?</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.4" class="v19_6_4">4</span>Turn and come to my rescue.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_4">Show your wonderful love</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_4">and save me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.5" class="v19_6_5">5</span>If I die, I cannot praise you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_5">or even remember you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.6" class="v19_6_6">6</span>My groaning has worn me out.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_6">At night my bed and pillow</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_6">are soaked with tears.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.7" class="v19_6_7">7</span>Sorrow has made my eyes dim,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_7">and my sight has failed</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_7">because of my enemies.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.8" class="v19_6_8">8</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.6.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> You, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, heard my crying,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_8">and those hateful people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_8">had better leave me alone.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.9" class="v19_6_9">9</span>You have answered my prayer</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_9">and my plea for mercy.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.6.10" class="v19_6_10">10</span>My enemies will be ashamed</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_10">and terrified,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_6_10">as they quickly run away</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_6_10">in complete disgrace.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">Psalm 6 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">instruments: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Hebrew text adds “according to the sheminith,” which may refer to a musical instrument with eight strings.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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