Psalms
Psalm 6:1
1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith.a A Psalm of David.
O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath.
Footnotes
- a 6:1 Sheminithis probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21|1CH 15:21and Psalm 12:1.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| With stringed instruments | בִּ֭נְגִינוֹת | bin·ḡî·nō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H5058 music |
| according to | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Sheminith | הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית | haš·šə·mî·nîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8067 eight-stringed lyre |
| A Psalm | מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz·mō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4210 melody |
| of David | לְדָוִֽד׃ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| O LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| rebuke me | תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי | ṯō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| in Your anger | בְּאַפְּךָ֥ | bə·’ap·pə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| or | וְֽאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| discipline me | תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ | ṯə·yas·sə·rê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
| in Your wrath | בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ | ba·ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 118:18 · Psalm 38:1 · Jeremiah 10:24 · Jeremiah 46:28 · 1 Corinthians 11:31–32 · 1 Chronicles 15:21 · Isaiah 57:16 · Psalm 4:1 · Isaiah 54:9 · Psalm 12:1 · Psalm 2:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.