Psalm 6 - My Confession Series

Context: Confession

• Me, My Brother and Sister got in trouble once (at the same time)

• 2-week ground and before the 1st week was over, my brother and sister had already done things that we weren’t supposed to do. I knew what we had done was wrong so I was doing my absolute best to stay within the boundaries of the rules that were set for this grounding. One of those consequences was not leaving the yard. We could only go to school and then had to return home. We could go outside but that was it.

• My friend Cory came over and wanted to go for bike rides and I remember telling him I couldn’t because I was grounded. We got to talking and I told him about my bike having a flat tire and he offered to fill it with air. I loved riding and hadn’t in a while because of the flat tire so I took him up on his offer and walked with my bike to his house.

• My mom showed up! She was furious. I ran into the house when I got home apologizing over and over and she gave me the cold shoulder.

The Text

6:1 | Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not discipline me in your wrath.

• David’s concern here is being rebuked or punished (that is the language used)

6:2 | Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking.

• David experienced physical and emotional issues because of his issues (possibly unconfessed sin, his enemies).

• Heal me

6:3 | My whole being is shaken with terror. And you, LORD – how long?

• This verse intensifies what David is experiencing as he feels his own brokenness and feels the absence of God.

• In waiting for a response from God, he grows weak, physically.

• This verse ends abruptly leaving one to consider David feeling hopeless, waiting on God.

6:4 | Turn, LORD! Resue me; save me because of your faithful love.

• Turn towards me – Rescue Me – Save me

• The term faithful love is David reminding God of his covenant. There may be times when we are disciplined for our faults and failures but we can always make an appeal to the mercy of God and remind him of the covenant he made with us.

• The specific covenant may have been to establish the throne of David forever and David may be fearing that he is growing closer to death and thus the promise and reputation of God would be on the line.

6:5 | For there is no remembrance of you in death; who can thank you in Sheol?

• Sheol is associated with death however it is not always associated with punishment.