Psalm 6
Theme
A Prayer for Mercy
Outline
1-3, How Long until My Enemies Get What They Deserve? 4-5, Turn and Give Me Your Lovingkindness So I Can Thank You. 6-7, My Enemies Cause Me Much Vexation and Weeping. 8-10, Depart Evildoers Because Yahweh Hears Me and Will Punish You.
Key Verse
(6:4-5) Return, O LORD, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies' sake! For in death there is no remembrance of You; in the grave who will give You thanks? (6:1) O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
Notes
Psalm 6 features David pleading with God not to treat him as an enemy. He requests mercy, rescue, and the ability to give thanks. David expresses his distress over his enemies' success and concludes by warning them of impending punishment from Yahweh, emphasizing divine justice. The psalm has a chiastic structure.