Psalm 6

Clarence Walhout, 1982

1. LORD, chasten not in anger,
   Nor in your wrath rebuke me.
   Give me your healing word.
   My soul and body languish;
   I wait for you in anguish.
   How long, how long, O LORD?
   
2. Turn to me now, uphold me;
   For your love’s sake restore me.
   O save me by your grace.
   For death ends all remembrance;
   It wraps the tongue in silence.
   How can the dead sing praise?
   
3. Pain and distress o’erwhelm me,
   I cry all night for mercy,
   My bed is wet with tears.
   My eyes can weep no longer;
   My enemies seem stronger,
   My awful foes and fears.
   
4. All who love evil, leave me,
   For God has heard my weeping:
   My foes are put to shame.
   Turned back, no more to grieve me,
   They suddenly shall leave me.
   All glory to his name!