◄ Psalm 6:10 ►
All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
Study Bible
All my enemies
The phrase "all my enemies" indicates a comprehensive scope, suggesting that David is not referring to a single adversary but to a multitude of foes. In the Hebrew text, the word for "enemies" is "oyeb," which conveys hostility and opposition. Historically, David faced numerous adversaries, both external, such as foreign nations, and internal, like Saul and his own son Absalom. This phrase reflects the universal struggle between the righteous and the wicked, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms.

will be ashamed
The Hebrew word for "ashamed" is "bosh," which implies a deep sense of humiliation and disgrace. In the biblical context, shame is often associated with divine judgment and the realization of one's wrongdoing. This phrase suggests a reversal of fortune, where those who oppose God's anointed will ultimately face public humiliation. It serves as a reminder of the ultimate triumph of righteousness over wickedness.

and dismayed
"Dismayed" comes from the Hebrew "bahal," meaning to be terrified or alarmed. This word conveys a sudden and overwhelming fear, often associated with the realization of impending doom. In the context of this Psalm, it underscores the power of God to instill fear in the hearts of the wicked, leading them to recognize their vulnerability and the futility of their opposition against God's chosen.

they will turn back
The phrase "they will turn back" suggests a retreat or reversal of direction. In Hebrew, "shuv" is used, which can mean to return or repent. While the primary implication here is a physical retreat, there is also a spiritual dimension, hinting at the possibility of repentance. This turning back is not voluntary but compelled by the overwhelming presence and judgment of God.

in sudden disgrace
"Sudden disgrace" combines the Hebrew words "pithom" (sudden) and "bosh" (disgrace). The suddenness emphasizes the unexpected and swift nature of God's judgment. This phrase highlights the abruptness with which God can change the fortunes of the wicked, bringing them to ruin without warning. It serves as a powerful reminder of the sovereignty of God and the certainty of His justice.

Persons / Places / Events
1. David
Traditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 6, David is expressing his deep distress and seeking God's intervention against his enemies.

2. Enemies
The adversaries of David, who are causing him distress and whom he believes will ultimately face shame and disgrace.

3. God
The divine being whom David calls upon for deliverance and justice against his enemies.

4. Israel
The nation over which David ruled, often facing external threats and internal strife.

5. The Psalmist's Lament
The broader context of Psalm 6, where David is lamenting his situation and pleading for God's mercy.
Teaching Points
Trust in Divine Justice
Believers are encouraged to trust that God will ultimately bring justice and vindication, even when facing adversaries.

The Power of Prayer
David's example shows the importance of turning to God in times of distress and seeking His intervention.

The Consequences of Opposing God's People
The fate of David's enemies serves as a warning about the consequences of opposing those who are aligned with God's purposes.

Patience in Suffering
While waiting for God's justice, believers are called to be patient and steadfast in their faith.

The Assurance of God's Protection
This verse reassures believers of God's protective hand over their lives, even when surrounded by enemies.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does David's response to his enemies in Psalm 6:10 reflect his faith in God's justice?

2. In what ways can we apply the principle of leaving vengeance to God in our own lives, as seen in Romans 12:19?

3. How does the theme of divine justice in Psalm 6:10 connect with the assurance given in 2 Thessalonians 1:6?

4. What practical steps can we take to maintain our trust in God during times of distress and opposition?

5. How can the promise of God's protection and justice in Psalm 6:10 encourage us in our daily walk with Christ?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Psalm 25:3
This verse also speaks of the shame that will come upon those who are treacherous without cause, reinforcing the theme of divine justice.

Isaiah 41:11
This passage echoes the promise that those who oppose God's people will be put to shame and disgraced.

Philippians 1:28
Paul speaks of the opponents of the Gospel being a sign of their destruction, similar to the disgrace mentioned in Psalm 6:10.

Romans 12:19
This verse advises believers to leave vengeance to God, aligning with David's reliance on God for justice.

2 Thessalonians 1:6
Paul reassures believers that God will repay with affliction those who trouble them, similar to the fate of David's enemies.
Sermons
The Tolerance and Intolerance of the GospelW. Alexander, D. D.Psalm 6:10
A Cry to God, and its ResponseW. Forsyth Psalm 6:1-10
A Revengeful God the Creation of a Guilty ConscienceHomilistPsalm 6:1-10
A Song of SorrowA. Maclaren, D. D.Psalm 6:1-10
Angerless Reproof Often Quite EffectiveLife of Bishop John Selwyn.Psalm 6:1-10
Angry Chastening DeprecatedSir Richard Baker.Psalm 6:1-10
Deliverance from Sore TroubleC. Short Psalm 6:1-10
God's Anger Against SinA. Symson.Psalm 6:1-10
God's Anger TerriblePsalm 6:1-10
Great Afflictions, Greater ConsolationW. Forsyth Psalm 6:1-10
Night and Morning in the SoulW. Forsyth Psalm 6:1-10
Rebuke Combined with AngerSir Richard Baker.Psalm 6:1-10
Rebuke NeededSir Richard Baker.Psalm 6:1-10
The Anger of God as Pure as His MercyA. Symson.Psalm 6:1-10
The Cry of the PenitentWilliam Nicholson, D. D.Psalm 6:1-10
The Difference Between a Cross and a CurseA. Symson.Psalm 6:1-10
The Moan of a Saint, and the Mercy of His GodC. Clemance Psalm 6:1-10
The Penitent SuppliantJohn Donne.Psalm 6:1-10
The Prayer of the a Afflicted SoulA. Symson.Psalm 6:1-10
People
David, Psalmist
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
7, Ashamed, Benjamite, Cush, David, Deeply, Disgrace, Disgraced, Dismayed, Disquieted, Enemies, Exceedingly, Greatly, Jehova, Moment, Psalm, Return, Sang, Shame, Shamed, Shiggaion, Sore, Sorely, Sudden, Suddenly, Tremble, Troubled, Turn, Vexed
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Psalm 6:10

     5836   disgrace
     5947   shame

Library
The Life of Mr. James Renwick.
Mr. James Renwick was born in the parish of Glencairn in Nithsdale, Feb. 15, 1662. His parents though not rich, yet were exemplary for piety. His father Andrew Renwick (a weaver to trade) and his mother Elizabeth Corsan, had several children before Mr. James, who died young; for which when his mother was pouring forth her motherly grief, her husband used to comfort her with declaring, that he was well satisfied to have children, whether they lived or died, young or old, providing they might be heirs …
John Howie—Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies)

Weep Not.
"Weine nicht!" "The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping."--Psalm 6:8. [3]B. Schmolk transl., Sarah Findlater, 1854 Weep not--Jesus lives on high, O sad and wearied one! If thou with the burden sigh, Of grief thou canst not shun, Trust Him still, Soon there will Roses in the thicket stand, Goshen smile in Egypt's land. Weep not--Jesus thinks of thee When all beside forget, And on thee so lovingly His faithfulness has set, That though all Ruin'd fall, Every thing on earth be shaken, Thou wilt …
Jane Borthwick—Hymns from the Land of Luther

Pleading for Mercy. Ps 6
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John Newton—Olney Hymns

"O Save Me for Thy Mercies' Sake. " --Ps. vi. 4
"O save me for thy mercies' sake."--Ps. vi. 4. Mercy alone can meet my case; For mercy, Lord, I cry;-- Jesus! Redeemer! show thy face In mercy, or I die. Save me, for none beside can save; At thy command I tread, With failing step, life's stormy wave; The wave goes o'er my head. I perish, and my doom were just; But wilt thou leave me? No: I hold Thee fast, my hope, my trust, I will not let Thee go. Still sure to me Thy promise stands, And ever must abide; Behold it written on Thy hands, And graven …
James Montgomery—Sacred Poems and Hymns

Letters of St. Bernard
I To Malachy. 1141.[924] (Epistle 341.) To the venerable lord and most blessed father, Malachy, by the grace of God archbishop of the Irish, legate of the Apostolic See, Brother Bernard called to be abbot of Clairvaux, [desiring] to find grace with the Lord. 1. Amid the manifold anxieties and cares of my heart,[925] by the multitude of which my soul is sore vexed,[926] the brothers coming from a far country[927] that they may serve the Lord,[928] thy letter, and thy staff, they comfort …
H. J. Lawlor—St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh

The Tears of the Penitent.
Adversity had taught David self-restraint, had braced his soul, had driven him to grasp firmly the hand of God. And prosperity had seemed for nearly twenty years but to perfect the lessons. Gratitude had followed deliverance, and the sunshine after the rain had brought out the fragrance of devotion and the blossoms of glad songs. A good man, and still more a man of David's age at the date of his great crime, seldom falls so low, unless there has been previous, perhaps unconscious, relaxation of the …
Alexander Maclaren—The Life of David

If Then to Sin, that Others May not Commit a Worse Sin...
21. If then to sin, that others may not commit a worse sin, either against us or against any, without doubt we ought not; it is to be considered in that which Lot did, whether it be an example which we ought to imitate, or rather one which we ought to avoid. For it seems meet to be more looked into and noted, that, when so horrible an evil from the most flagitious impiety of the Sodomites was impending over his guests, which he wished to ward off and was not able, to such a degree may even that just …
St. Augustine—Against Lying

Out of the Deep of Suffering and Sorrow.
Save me, O God, for the waters are come in even unto my soul: I am come into deep waters; so that the floods run over me.--Ps. lxix. 1, 2. I am brought into so great trouble and misery: that I go mourning all the day long.--Ps. xxxviii. 6. The sorrows of my heart are enlarged: Oh! bring Thou me out of my distress.--Ps. xxv. 17. The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping: the Lord will receive my prayer.--Ps. vi. 8. In the multitude of the sorrows which I had in my heart, Thy comforts have refreshed …
Charles Kingsley—Out of the Deep

Epistle xxxix. To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria.
To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria. Gregory to Eulogius, &c. As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country (Prov. xxv. 25). But what can be good news to me, so far as concerns the behoof of holy Church, but to hear of the health and safety of your to me most sweet Holiness, who, from your perception of the light of truth, both illuminate the same Church with the word of preaching, and mould it to a better way by the example of your manners? As often, too, as I recall in …
Saint Gregory the Great—the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great

Epistle xv. To George, Presbyter.
To George, Presbyter. Gregory to George, Presbyter, and to Theodore, deacon, of the Church of Constantinople. Mindful of your goodness and charity, I greatly blame myself, that I gave you leave to return so soon: but, since I saw you pressing me importunately once and again for leave to go, I considered that it might be a serious matter for your Love to tarry with us longer. But, after I had learnt that you had lingered so long on your journey owing to the winter season, I confess that I was sorry …
Saint Gregory the Great—the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great

Epistle Xlvi. To Isacius, Bishop of Jerusalem .
To Isacius, Bishop of Jerusalem [159] . Gregory to Isacius, &c. In keeping with the truth of history, what means the fact that at the time of the flood the human race outside the ark dies, but within the ark is preserved unto life, but what we see plainly now, namely that all the unfaithful perish under the wave of their sin, while the unity of holy Church, like the compactness of the ark, keeps her faithful ones in faith and in charity? And this ark in truth is compacted of incorruptible timber, …
Saint Gregory the Great—the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great

Rules to be Observed in Singing of Psalms.
1. Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God's word: take them not in thy mouth in vain. 2. Remember to sing David's psalms with David's spirit (Matt. xxii. 43.) 3. Practise St. Paul's rule--"I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing with the understanding also." (1 Cor. xiv. 15.) 4. As you sing uncover your heads (1 Cor. xi. 4), and behave yourselves in comely reverence as in the …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

Motives to Holy Mourning
Let me exhort Christians to holy mourning. I now persuade to such a mourning as will prepare the soul for blessedness. Oh that our hearts were spiritual limbecs, distilling the water of holy tears! Christ's doves weep. They that escape shall be like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity' (Ezekiel 7:16). There are several divine motives to holy mourning: 1 Tears cannot be put to a better use. If you weep for outward losses, you lose your tears. It is like a shower …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Epistle Lxiv. To Augustine, Bishop of the Angli .
To Augustine, Bishop of the Angli [174] . Here begins the epistle of the blessed Gregory pope of the city of Rome, in exposition of various matters, which he sent into transmarine Saxony to Augustine, whom he had himself sent in his own stead to preach. Preface.--Through my most beloved son Laurentius, the presbyter, and Peter the monk, I received thy Fraternity's letter, in which thou hast been at pains to question me on many points. But, inasmuch as my aforesaid sons found me afflicted with the …
Saint Gregory the Great—the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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