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Save me because of your unfailing love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Return, LORD, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Return, O LORD, rescue my soul; Save me because of Thy lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Return, O Yahweh, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love <i>and</i> mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn, LORD! Rescue me; save me because of your faithful love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn, LORD! Rescue me; save me because of Your faithful love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Turn and come to my rescue. Show your wonderful love and save me, LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Come back, O LORD. Rescue me. Save me because of your mercy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Come and save me, LORD; in your mercy rescue me from death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Return, LORD, save my life! Deliver me, because of your gracious love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Relent, LORD, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Return, LORD. Deliver my soul. Save me because of your lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercies sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness’ sake. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn back, O YHWH, draw out my soul, "" Save me for Your kindness’ sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Turn back, O Jehovah, draw out my soul, Save me for Thy kindness' sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Turn back, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: save me for sake of thy mercy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy's sake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 6:5>Turn to me, Lord, and rescue my soul. Save me because of your mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Turn back, LORD, rescue my soul; save me because of your mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn, O LORD, save my life; deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, and deliver my soul: save me for thy mercies' sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Return, LORD JEHOVAH, and deliver my soul, and save me because of your kindness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Return, O LORD, deliver my soul; Save me for Thy mercy's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: save me for thy mercy's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/6-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=405" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/6.htm">Do not Rebuke Me in Your Anger</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šū·ḇāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Turn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2502.htm" title="2502: ḥal·lə·ṣāh (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to pull off; hence to strip, To depart; by implication, to deliver, equip; present, strengthen.">and deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">save me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">Your loving devotion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-10.htm">Psalm 30:10</a></span><br />Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Psalm 25:16</a></span><br />Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16</a></span><br />Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16</a></span><br />Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-3.htm">Psalm 80:3</a></span><br />Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/13-3.htm">Psalm 13:3</a></span><br />Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Psalm 143:7</a></span><br />Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Isaiah 63:15</a></span><br />Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-21.htm">Lamentations 5:21</a></span><br />Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Hosea 14:2</a></span><br />Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-19.htm">2 Chronicles 6:19</a></span><br />Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13</a></span><br />But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22</a></span><br />And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for your mercies' sake.</p><p class="hdg">Return</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Psalm 80:14</a></b></br> Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Psalm 90:13</a></b></br> Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Malachi 3:7</a></b></br> Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept <i>them</i>. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?</p><p class="hdg">deliver</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, <i>which is</i> thy sword:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-20.htm">Psalm 22:20</a></b></br> Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalm 86:13</a></b></br> For great <i>is</i> thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.</p><p class="hdg">for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Psalm 25:7</a></b></br> Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Psalm 69:13</a></b></br> But as for me, my prayer <i>is</i> unto thee, O LORD, <i>in</i> an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8,9</a></b></br> O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Mercy's</a> <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-51.htm">Unfailing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/13-5.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/13-5.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/6-9.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Mercy's</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/psalms/16-2.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/9-14.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/13-5.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/13-5.htm">Unfailing</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">David's complaint in his sickness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">He triumphs over his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Turn, O LORD,</b><br>This phrase is a plea for God’s attention and intervention. The psalmist is asking for a change in God's disposition towards him, indicating a sense of urgency and desperation. In the Hebrew context, "turn" often implies repentance or a change of direction, suggesting the psalmist's desire for God to redirect His focus and favor upon him. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God’s presence and attention are crucial for their well-being.<p><b>and deliver my soul;</b><br>The request for deliverance of the soul indicates a deep, existential need for salvation and rescue. In the Old Testament, the soul (nephesh) often refers to the whole being, not just the spiritual aspect. The psalmist is seeking comprehensive salvation from distress, which could be physical, emotional, or spiritual. This plea echoes the broader biblical theme of God as a deliverer, as seen in the Exodus narrative and throughout the Psalms.<p><b>save me because of Your loving devotion.</b><br>The basis for the psalmist's request is God's "loving devotion," often translated as "steadfast love" or "mercy" (chesed in Hebrew). This term is central to the understanding of God’s character in the Old Testament, emphasizing His covenantal faithfulness and kindness. The appeal to God's loving devotion underscores the psalmist's reliance on God's unchanging nature rather than his own merit. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of salvation by grace, prefiguring the New Testament revelation of salvation through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's ultimate act of loving devotion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, traditionally believed to be King David, who often wrote psalms during times of distress and seeking God's intervention.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance.htm">Deliverance</a></b><br>The act of being rescued or saved, which is a central theme in this psalm as David seeks God's intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/loving_devotion.htm">Loving Devotion (Chesed)</a></b><br>A key Hebrew term that refers to God's steadfast love, mercy, and faithfulness, which is the basis for David's plea for salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_character.htm">Understanding God's Character</a></b><br>Recognize that God's loving devotion (chesed) is central to His nature and is the foundation for our hope and salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Like David, we should approach God with a heart of repentance, acknowledging our need for His mercy and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>In times of distress, we can trust in God's ability and willingness to deliver us, just as He did for David.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_means_of_seeking_god.htm">Prayer as a Means of Seeking God</a></b><br>Use prayer as a way to express our dependence on God and to seek His intervention in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_across_time.htm">God's Faithfulness Across Time</a></b><br>Reflect on how God's faithfulness in the past assures us of His continued presence and help in our current circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_worshiping_god_entail.htm">What does worshiping God entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_christians_get_the_beast's_mark_unknowingly.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 27:4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_david_truly_write_psalm_131_1.htm">In Psalm 131:1, how can we be sure David actually wrote this psalm when authorship is disputed by some scholars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_feel_abandoned_if_god_is_with_you.htm">Why do you feel abandoned when God is with you?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Return, O Lord.</span> God seemed to have withdrawn himself, to have, forsaken the mourner, and gone far away (comp. <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1</a>). Hence the cry, "Return" (comp. <a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Psalm 80:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Psalm 90:13</a>). Nothing is so hard to endure as the feeling of being deserted by God. <span class="cmt_word">Deliver my soul</span>. "The psalmist feels himself so wretched in soul and body, that he believes himself to be near death" (Hengstenberg). His prayer here is, primarily, for deliverance from this impending danger, as appears clearly from the following verse, <span class="cmt_word">Save me for thy mercys' sake</span>. Either a repetition of the preceding prayer in other words, or an enlargement of it so as to include salvation of every kind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/6-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Turn,</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּבָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šū·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">חַלְּצָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥal·lə·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2502.htm">Strong's 2502: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my soul;</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">save me</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your loving devotion.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 6:4 Return Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/6-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 6:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 6:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/6-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 6:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 6:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>