Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 6:3
My soul is also sore vexed - The word “soul” here is used in the sense in which it is commonly with us, as denoting the mind. The idea is, that his sorrows were not merely those of the bodily frame. They had a deeper seat than even the bones. His mind, his soul, was full of anguish also, in view of the circumstances which surrounded him, and which had brought on these bodily afflictions.But thou, O Lord - This is a broken sentence, as if he had commenced an address to God, but did not complete... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:3
My soul is also sore vexed . It is not, however, the body alone which suffers; the soul also is vexed, and vexed greatly ( מְאֹד ). Clearly the main emphasis is intended to be laid on the mental suffering. But thou, O Lord, how long! We may fill up the ellipse in various ways: "How long wilt thou look on?" "How long wilt thou hide thyself?" "How long wilt thou be angry?" (see Psalms 34:17 ; Psalms 79:5 ; Psalms 89:46 ). Or again, "How long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear?" ( ... read more