Rebuke Me Not in Your Anger - Psalms 6:1

Psalms chapter six begins with the heading, “[[To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.]]” The heading of this Psalm begins with the words, “to the chief Musician” which means “to the overseer, superintendent and chief choir director” “on Neginoth” or “of taunting or mocking music played upon a stringed instrument ” “upon Sheminith” which means “on an eight-stringed musical instrument which indicated musical notation or an octave”. “A Psalm” or “a melody or poem set to notes” “of David” which means “belonging to David whose name means beloved and was the second king of Israel”, and in chapter six of the book of Psalms and verse one David wrote, “O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger” where we read,

[[To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.]]

O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

The verse reads, “O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.” David continued with the words, “O LORD” or “O Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name of the One True God”, “rebuke me not in your anger” which means “do not judge, reprove, correct or convict me, David, with rapid breathing in passion and the countenance or nose and nostrils wrinkled”, “neither chasten me” or “no and not in any way discipline, admonish, correct and punish me, David” “in your hot displeasure” which means “in your, Jehovah God's, heat, rage, indignation, anger and wrath”. David appealed to the LORD God Jehovah not to judge or discipline him in anger.

When we think through the words in this verse, we learn how David entreated God not to discipline and reprove him in an angry way. This Psalm is known as the “first of the seven penitential psalms which were songs of confession and humility before God”, and although we are unaware of what occasion caused David to write these words, he must have believed himself to be under the judgment and discipline of the LORD. Hebrews chapter twelve and verse six says, “For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives”, and although He will discipline us when we depart from His ways, He does so in love. God loves people, and His desire is to have a personal intimate relationship with everyone. He provided His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of the world, and anyone who yields to Him will be forgiven of their sins and granted everlasting life with Him. When we put ourselves in His hands we will find Him worthy of praise for He is merciful in judgement when we fall.

Next time David says, “Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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