Psalm 6:1
New International Version
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

New Living Translation
O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.

English Standard Version
O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.

Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

King James Bible
To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

New King James Version
To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

New American Standard Bible
For the music director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David. LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

NASB 1995
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your wrath.

NASB 1977
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Thine anger, Nor chasten me in Thy wrath.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the choir director. With stringed instruments. According to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Yahweh, do not reprove me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

Amplified Bible
To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set [possibly] an octave below. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. † A psalm of David. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not discipline me in your wrath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger; do not discipline me in Your wrath.

American Standard Version
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Contemporary English Version
Don't punish me, LORD, or even correct me when you are angry!

English Revised Version
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[For the choir director; with stringed instruments, on the [sheminith]; a psalm by David.] O LORD, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.

Good News Translation
LORD, don't be angry and rebuke me! Don't punish me in your anger!

International Standard Version
LORD, in your anger, do not rebuke me, in your wrath, do not discipline me.

Majority Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

NET Bible
For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!

New Heart English Bible
[For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.] LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.

Webster's Bible Translation
To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

World English Bible
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
TO THE OVERSEER. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS, ON THE EIGHTH. A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, do not reprove me in Your anger, "" Nor discipline me in Your fury.

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer with stringed instruments, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, in Thine anger reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

Smith's Literal Translation
To the overseer upon the stringed instruments upon the octave, chanting of David. O Jehovah, not in thine anger wilt thou correct me, and not in thy wrath wilt thou chastise me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for David, for the octave. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy indignation, nor chastise me in thy wrath.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In parts according to verses. A Psalm of David. For the octave. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your anger.

New American Bible
For the leader; with stringed instruments, “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David. [2] Do not reprove me in your anger, LORD, nor punish me in your wrath.

New Revised Standard Version
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH, do not rebuke me in your wrath, neither discipline me in your anger.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the Leader; with string-music; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger, Neither chasten me in Thy wrath.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the End, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Do not Rebuke Me in Your Anger
1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. 2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.…

Cross References
Hebrews 12:5-6
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Proverbs 3:11-12
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

Revelation 3:19
Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10
yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us. / Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

Luke 18:13
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Romans 2:4
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

1 Peter 4:17
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

Job 5:17
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

Isaiah 57:16
For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.

Jeremiah 10:24
Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

Lamentations 3:32-33
Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.

Micah 7:9
Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.


Treasury of Scripture

O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

A.

Psalm 4:1
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Sheminith.

Psalm 12:1
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

1 Chronicles 15:21
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

rebuke

Psalm 2:5
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

Psalm 38:1
A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Isaiah 54:9
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

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O LORD
The term "LORD" here is translated from the Hebrew "YHWH," the sacred and personal name of God, often vocalized as Yahweh. This name signifies God's eternal existence and His covenantal relationship with His people. In the context of this psalm, it reflects a personal plea to a God who is both transcendent and immanent, emphasizing the psalmist's intimate relationship with the Creator. The invocation of "O LORD" sets a tone of reverence and urgency, acknowledging God's sovereignty and the psalmist's dependence on Him.

do not rebuke me
The Hebrew word for "rebuke" is "yākah," which can mean to correct or reprove. In the ancient Near Eastern context, rebuke was often associated with a verbal correction or a call to repentance. The psalmist's plea here is not to avoid correction altogether but to seek a gentler form of it. This reflects a heart that is aware of its shortcomings and desires restoration without the harshness that might accompany divine anger.

in Your anger
The word "anger" is translated from the Hebrew "’aph," which literally means "nose" or "nostrils," metaphorically used to describe the flaring of nostrils in anger. This anthropomorphic expression conveys the intensity of God's righteous indignation against sin. The psalmist is acutely aware of the seriousness of divine anger and seeks mercy, understanding that God's anger, while just, is something to be feared and respected.

or discipline me
"Discipline" comes from the Hebrew "yāsar," which means to chasten or instruct. This term implies a corrective measure intended for growth and improvement. In the biblical context, discipline is seen as an act of love from God, who desires His people to walk in righteousness. The psalmist's request is not to avoid discipline but to be spared from its severity, recognizing the need for correction but hoping for it to be tempered with compassion.

in Your wrath
The Hebrew word for "wrath" is "ḥēmâ," which denotes a burning anger or fury. This term is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's response to sin and rebellion. The psalmist's plea highlights an understanding of the gravity of sin and the rightful response of a holy God. However, it also reflects a hope in God's mercy, trusting that His wrath can be mitigated by His love and grace.

(1) O Lord, rebuke me not.--Repeated with change of one word in Psalm 38:1. The sublime thought that pain and sorrow are a discipline of love might be found in these words (as in Psalm 94:12; Proverbs 3:11-12; Jeremiah 10:24; Hebrews 12:3; Hebrews 12:11; Revelation 3:19), did not the context show that the sufferer in this case is praying for the chastisement to be altogether removed. . . . Verse 1. - O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger. The psalmist begins by deprecating God's wrath and displeasure. He is conscious of some grievous sin, deserving rebuke and chastisement, and he does not ask to be spared his chastisement; but he would fain be chastised in love, not in anger (comp. Jeremiah 10:24, "O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing"). Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure; or, in thy wrath. In its primary sense, humah (חמה) is no doubt "heat," "glow; ' but the secondary sense of "anger," "wrath," is quite as common.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For the choirmaster.
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent

With stringed instruments,
בִּ֭נְגִינוֹת (bin·ḡî·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5058: Instrumental music, a stringed instrument, a poem set to music, an epigram

according to
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Sheminith.
הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית (haš·šə·mî·nîṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8067: An eight-stringed lyre

A Psalm
מִזְמ֥וֹר (miz·mō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4210: Instrumental music, a poem set to notes

of David.
לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

O LORD,
יְֽהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

rebuke
תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי (ṯō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict

me in Your anger,
בְּאַפְּךָ֥ (bə·’ap·pə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

or
וְֽאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

discipline
תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ (ṯə·yas·sə·rê·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3256: To discipline, chasten, admonish

me in Your wrath.
בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ (ba·ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison


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