Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Psalms 6:1 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 1. 1O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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Quick Meaning
Psalm 6:1: The petition “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me…” belongs to the prayer “Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustion,” not to an isolated command.
A body and a soul both spent
This verse is one part of that explanation in Psalms 6:1–10. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Psalms 6:1–10
Read Psalms 6:1 with 6:1–10. Read alone, “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in…” could lose the individual voice, the parallel line or movement it develops, and the psalm's outcome. The complete movement establishes: Within Psalms 6:1–10, the individual voice carries the movement “Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustion” as part of “Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustion.” Its lament form and poetic parallelism hold the petitions, images, memories, or praise together before any single line is applied.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Psalms 6:1–10 opens Psalm 6 with “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure” and establishes the individual voice and “Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustion” movement before later lines develop or answer it. Within that relationship, Psalm 6:1 directs a petition or address toward God in “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot…” rather than turning the line into a command against another person.
What Remains True
Because this verse serves “Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustion,” its enduring claim is proportionate: Biblical faith can speak unresolved pain directly, remain in relationship, seek safe help, and refuse the claim that anguish proves guilt or failed faith. Psalm 6:1 directs a petition or address toward God in “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot…” rather than turning the line into a command against another person. The local movement is “Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustion.” The unit's reviewed limit is: The poem voices anguish without diagnosing its cause; suffering is not proof of guilt, weak faith, or divine rejection.
How It Can Shape Life
- The practice should match “Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustion” rather than an isolated slogan. Psalm 6:1 directs a petition or address toward God in “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot…” rather than turning the line into a command against another person. Therefore, Use “O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in…” to practice honest prayer without diagnosing the sufferer, imposing a recovery deadline, or treating unresolved grief as weak faith.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Psalms 6:1–10 — Lament from bodily and spiritual exhaustionSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Psalms 6:1–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Psalms
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a complete apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ps.xml, OSIS 6:1–10
Open the fixed Hebrew Psalms file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Psalms 1-150
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, current official online edition
Supports: Verse-level controls for poetic syntax, imagery, older KJV language, textual issues, headings, and alternatives in Psalms 6:1–10.
Exact location: Official NET Bible Psalm 6 HTML, translator, textual, and study notes attached to Psalms 6:1–10
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