Psalm 6 Overview
The sound of my weeping
Psalm 6
Welcome to the Overview of Psalm 6
This page will introduce and provide orientation to Psalm 6 as a whole. It includes the following sections:
Introduction to Psalm 6
Author:
Purpose:
- To plead for mercy and healing.
Content:
- YHWH have mercy and heal me, because I am near death, and no one can praise you in death.
Message:
- "A moment in his anger; a lifetime in his favor..." (Ps. 30:6). YHWH's loyalty to David is stronger than sin and death.
Psalm 6 At-a-Glance
These sections divide the content of the psalm into digestible pieces , and are determined based on information from many of our layers, including Semantics, Poetics, and Discourse. The columns, left to right, contain: the verse numbers; the main title of the section; a brief summary of the content of that section (quote marks indicate the text is taken directly from the English text of the psalm (as per our Close-but-Clear translation); and an icon to visually represent and remember the content.
Background Orientation for Psalm 6
Following are the common-ground assumptionsCommon-ground assumptions include information shared by the speaker and hearers. In our analysis, we mainly use this category for Biblical/Ancient Near Eastern background. which are the most helpful for making sense of the psalm.
- The King is God's son, and, just as a father disciplines his son, so God promised to disciple the king when he disobeyed. "I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him... But my love will never be taken away from him (2 Sam. 7:14-15).
- Sickness is a common form of divine punishment, and it was interpreted as a sign of divine rejection.
- The king's enemies would always be seeking an opportunity to seize power.
Background Situation for Psalm 6
The background situation is the series of events leading up to the time in which the psalm is spoken. These are taken from the story triangle – whatever lies to the left of the star icon.
Participants in Psalm 6