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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַWith stringed instruments,בִּנְגִינוֹתon the eighth.עַל הַשְּׁמִינִיתA psalmמִזְמוֹרof David.לְדָוִדYHWH,יְהוָהdo notאַלrebuke meתוֹכִיחֵנִיin your anger,בְּאַפְּךָnorוְאַלcorrect meתְיַסְּרֵנִיin your fury.בַּחֲמָתְךָ
Psalms 6:1
Study it in the app“For the director. With stringed instruments, on the eighth. A psalm of David. YHWH, do not rebuke me in your anger, nor correct me in your fury.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 6:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- With stringed instrumentsנְגִינוֹתneginot
stringed instrument
What is played on strings to accompany a psalm.
Where else “neginot” appears- on the eighthשְּׁמִינִיתsheminit
Sheminith
Sheminith: a musical term of uncertain sense. The word means "the eighth"; perhaps a low pitch or an instrument of eight strings.
Where else “sheminit” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- rebuke meתוֹכִיחֵtochiche
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “tochiche” appears- in your angerאַפְּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- correct meתְיַסְּרֵteyasre
discipline, correct
Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.
Where else “teyasre” appears- in your furyחֲמָתְchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears
Translation note
The first sentences are the title of the psalm. “On the eighth”: a musical indication whose exact sense is not known (perhaps an eight-stringed instrument or a pitch; compare 1 Chronicles 15:21).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Show me favor, YHWH, for I am languishing; heal me, YHWH, for my bones are dismayed.