Psalms 6:2
"Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Have mercy upon me, O Lord,.... He knew he was a sinner, both by original sin and actual transgression, which he was always ready to own; he knew that what he had done deserved the wrath of God, even his hot displeasure; and that for such things it came upon the children of disobedience: he knew that there was mercy with God through Christ, and therefore he flees unto

it, pleads for it, and entreats the manifestation of forgiving love: he pleads no merits of his own, nor makes any mention of former works of righteousness done by him, but throws himself upon the mercy of God in Christ; giving this as a reason, for I am weak; either in body, through some disease upon him; or in soul, being enfeebled by sin, and so without spiritual strength to do that which was good of himself; to exercise grace, and perform duty, and much less to keep the law of God, or make atonement for sin, or to bear the punishment of it; O Lord, heal me; meaning either his body, for God is the physician of the body, he wounds and he heals; so he healed Hezekiah and others; and he should be sought to in the first place by persons under bodily disorders: or else his soul, as in Psa 41:4 ; sin is the disease of the soul, and a very loathsome one it is, and is incurable but by the balm of Gilead, and the physician there; by the blood of Christ, and forgiveness through it; and the forgiveness of sin is the healing of the diseases of the soul, Psa 103:3 ; for my bones are vexed; with strong pain; meaning his body, as Kimchi and Aben Ezra observe; because these are the foundation of the body, and the more principal parts of it: and this may be understood of his grief and trouble of heart for his sins and transgressions, which is sometimes expressed by the bones being broke, and by there being no rest in them, Psa 51:8 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (7 words)

H3068 יְהוָֹה
Definition:

7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when 7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when

Possible Meanings:
  • Yahweh (semantic_range)
  • the one bringing into being (semantic_range)
  • life-giver (semantic_range)
H0408 אַל
Definition:

a.(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number;Genesis 15:1and o a.(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number;Genesis 15:1and o

Possible Meanings:
  • these (semantic_range)
H0639 אַף
Definition:

2nostril, nose, face, anger(Assyrianappu,faceFloodiii. 27, 29compare Hpt KAT2Gloss, Arabic, Ethiopicnose; Aramaic,אֲנְמִּיןface) — absolutePsalm 78:21+; constructGenesis 27:45+; suffixאַמּיExodus 22:2 2nostril, nose, face, anger(Assyrianappu,faceFloodiii. 27, 29compare Hpt KAT2Gloss, Arabic, Ethiopicnose; Aramaic,אֲנְמִּיןface) — absolutePsalm 78:21+; constructGenesis 27:45+; suffixאַמּיExodus 22:2

Possible Meanings:
  • also (semantic_range)
H3198 יָכַח
Definition:

45t.;הֹכִיחַGenesis 24:44;הוֺכִחַGenesis 21:25; 2masculine singularחֹכַחְתָּGenesis 24:14; 1singular suffixהוֺכַחְתִּיו2 Samuel 7:14;ImperfectיוֺכִיחַIsaiah 11:35t.;יוֺכַחHosea 4:44t.;יוֺכָ֑ח1 Chronic 45t.;הֹכִיחַGenesis 24:44;הוֺכִחַGenesis 21:25; 2masculine singularחֹכַחְתָּGenesis 24:14; 1singular suffixהוֺכַחְתִּיו2 Samuel 7:14;ImperfectיוֺכִיחַIsaiah 11:35t.;יוֺכַחHosea 4:44t.;יוֺכָ֑ח1 Chronic

Possible Meanings:
  • decide (semantic_range)
  • adjudge (semantic_range)
  • prove (semantic_range)
  • decide (semantic_range)
  • judge (semantic_range)
H0408 אַל
Definition:

a.(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number;Genesis 15:1and o a.(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number;Genesis 15:1and o

Possible Meanings:
  • these (semantic_range)
H2534 חֵמָה
Definition:

6, seeחֶמְאָה;חַמָּה,חַמָּן,חַמּוֺן,חַמַּתsee belowחמם. belowחֵמָה(onceחֵמָא):121noun feminineheat, rage(forיְחֵמָה ֗֗֗; Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיַחְמָאpoison,heat, wrath, poison, BrockLex. 116, also N 6, seeחֶמְאָה;חַמָּה,חַמָּן,חַמּוֺן,חַמַּתsee belowחמם. belowחֵמָה(onceחֵמָא):121noun feminineheat, rage(forיְחֵמָה ֗֗֗; Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיַחְמָאpoison,heat, wrath, poison, BrockLex. 116, also N

Possible Meanings:
  • fever (semantic_range)
  • venom (semantic_range)
H3256 יָסַר
Definition:

11(Di De SS see Bo§ 1103Ew§ 249 d, but Thes MV Che and othersPi`elPerfect); 1 singular suffixוְאֶסְֳּרֵםHosea 10:10(Ges§ 71);Infinitive absoluteיָסֹר1 Chronicles 15:22(noun Ke, point as participle Ött 11(Di De SS see Bo§ 1103Ew§ 249 d, but Thes MV Che and othersPi`elPerfect); 1 singular suffixוְאֶסְֳּרֵםHosea 10:10(Ges§ 71);Infinitive absoluteיָסֹר1 Chronicles 15:22(noun Ke, point as participle Ött

Possible Meanings:
  • discipline (semantic_range)
  • chasten (semantic_range)
  • admonish (semantic_range)
  • admonish (semantic_range)
  • instruct (semantic_range)

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