Psalm 6:1-10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 6:1-7

These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled under humbling providences, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent on purpose to awaken conscience and mortify corruption. Those heap up wrath who cry not when God binds them; but those are getting ready for mercy who, under God's rebukes, sow in tears, as David does here. Let us observe here, I. The representation he makes to God of his grievances. He pours out his complaint before him. Whither else should a child... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 6:8-10

What a sudden change is here for the better! He that was groaning, and weeping, and giving up all for gone (Ps. 6:6, 7), here looks and speaks very pleasantly. Having made his requests known to God, and lodged his case with him, he is very confident the issue will be good and his sorrow is turned into joy. I. He distinguishes himself from the wicked and ungodly, and fortifies himself against their insults (Ps. 6:8): Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. When he was in the depth of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:1

O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger , The Lord sometimes rebukes or reproves men by his spirit, and sometimes by his word and ministers, and sometimes by his providences, and that on account of sin; to bring to a sense and acknowledgment of it; and particularly for remissness in duty, or neglect of it; and for trusting in the creature, or in any outward enjoyment, boasting of it, and loving it too much; and these rebukes of his own people are always in love, and never in wrath, though they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:2

Have mercy upon me, O Lord ,.... He knew he was a sinner, both by original sin and actual transgression, which he was always ready to own; he knew that what he had done deserved the wrath of God, even his hot displeasure; and that for such things it came upon the children of disobedience: he knew that there was mercy with God through Christ, and therefore he flees unto it, pleads for it, and entreats the manifestation of forgiving love: he pleads no merits of his own, nor makes any mention... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:3

My soul is also sore vexed ,.... Or "exceedingly troubled" F3 נבהלה מאד "turbata est valde", V. L. "conturbata", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "territa valde": Pagninus, Montanus; "consternata valde", Cocceius. , and even frightened and thrown into a consternation with indwelling sin, and on account of actual transgressions, and by reason of the hidings of God's face, and through the temptations of Satan, and because of the fear of death; to which Old Testament saints were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:4

Return, O Lord ,.... By this it seems that the Lord had withdrawn himself, and was departed from the psalmist, wherefore he entreats him to return unto him, and grant him his gracious presence. God is immense and omnipresent, he is everywhere: going away and returning cannot be properly ascribed to him; but he, nay be said to depart from his people, as to sensible communion with him, and enjoyment of him, when he hides his face, withdraws his gracious presence, and the comfortable... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:5

For in death there is no remembrance of thee ,.... Of the goodness, truth, power, and faithfulness of God; no notice can be taken nor mention, made either of the perfections or works of God, whether of nature or of grace, by a dead man to others; he is wholly useless to men on earth with respect to these things; in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? for mercies temporal or spiritual; the dead cannot praise the Lord among men, only the living; see Psalm 30:9 ; wherefore the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:6

I am weary with my groanings ,.... By reason of bodily illness, or indwelling sin, or the guilt of actual transgressions, or the hidings of God's face, or a sense of divine wrath, or the temptations of Satan, or afflictions and crosses of various kinds, or fears of death, or even earnest desires after heaven and eternal happiness, or the low estate of Zion; each of which at times occasion groaning in the saints, as in the psalmist, and is the common experience of all good men. The psalmist... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:7

Mine eye is consumed because of grief ,.... Either by reason of the affliction he laboured under, which could not he joyous, but grievous; or because, of the sin that was in him, and those that he had committed, which were grieving to him; or through the sins of other professors of religion, or profane sinners, whom he beheld with grief of heart and weeping eyes: the word F6 מכעס "prae ira", Pagninus; "prae indignatione", Montanus, Musculus; "ex indignatione", Piscator. used... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:8

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity ,.... The psalmist being fully assured that God had heard his prayer, that he should recover from his disorder, or be delivered out of his calamities, whether corporeal or spiritual, has on a sudden a spring of joy, faith, and comfort; as sometimes there is a quick transition from comfortable to uncomfortable frames; see Psalm 30:7 ; so on the contrary, there is as quick a passage from uncomfortable to comfortable ones; see Lamentations 3:18 ;... read more

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