Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
Ps 6 The occasion for this lament might have been sickness or a mental or spiritual depression from which the psalmist sought healing. 6:1-3 The psalmist asks for God’s favor and restoration at a difficult time. 6:1 don’t rebuke me . . . or discipline me: The psalmist does not explicitly connect God’s discipline with sin here (cp. 39:8-11), but it might be implied.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
Ps 6 The occasion for this lament might have been sickness or a mental or spiritual depression from which the psalmist sought healing. 6:1-3 The psalmist asks for God’s favor and restoration at a difficult time. 6:1 don’t rebuke me . . . or discipline me: The psalmist does not explicitly connect God’s discipline with sin here (cp. 39:8-11), but it might be implied.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure.
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.