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psalms 6:4

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Psalms 6:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

Psalms 6:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 6:4

Theological / Devotional

Return, O Lord. The psalmist now pleads for deliverance. “My soul” is idiomatic for the personal pronoun “me.” The appeal is to God’s mercy, as one of the attributes of His character (see Ex. 34:6; Num. 14:18; Ps. 86:15).

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