Psalms 6:1

Psalm 6 ¹ 

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the sheminith style; ²  a psalm of David.

6:1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger!

Do not discipline me in your raging fury! ³ 

Psalms 67:1

Psalm 67 ⁴ 

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.

67:1 May God show us his favor ⁵  and bless us! ⁶ 

May he smile on us! ⁷  (Selah)

Psalms 76:1

Psalm 76 ⁸ 

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.

76:1 God has revealed himself in Judah; ⁹ 

in Israel his reputation ¹⁰  is great.

Habakkuk 3:19

3:19 The sovereign Lord is my source of strength. ¹¹ 

He gives me the agility of a deer; ¹² 

he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. ¹³ 

(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) ¹⁴ 

[6:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 6. The psalmist begs the Lord to withdraw his anger and spare his life. Having received a positive response to his prayer, the psalmist then confronts his enemies and describes how they retreat.

[6:1]  ² tn The meaning of the Hebrew term שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit, “sheminith”) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See 1 Chr 15:21.

[6:1]  ³ sn The implication is that the psalmist has sinned, causing God to discipline him by bringing a life-threatening illness upon him (see vv. 2-7).

[67:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 67. The psalmist prays for God’s blessing upon his people and urges the nations to praise him for he is the just ruler of the world.

[67:1]  ⁵ tn Or “have mercy on us.”

[67:1]  ⁶ tn The prefixed verbal forms are understood as jussives expressing the psalmist’s prayer. Note the jussive form יָאֵר (ya’er) in the next line.

[67:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “may he cause his face to shine with us.”

[76:1]  ⁸ sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.

[76:1]  ⁹ tn Or “God is known in Judah.”

[76:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[3:19]  ¹¹ tn Or perhaps, “is my wall,” that is, “my protector.”

[3:19]  ¹² tn Heb “he makes my feet like those of deer.”

[3:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “he makes me walk on my high places.”

[3:19]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “For the leader, on my stringed instruments.”