Psalms 6:4

6:4 Relent, Lord, rescue me!

Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

Psalms 31:16

31:16 Smile on your servant!

Deliver me because of your faithfulness!


tn Heb “my being,” or “my life.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.

sn Deliver me because of your faithfulness. Though the psalmist is experiencing divine discipline, he realizes that God has made a commitment to him in the past, so he appeals to God’s faithfulness in his request for help.

tn Heb “cause your face to shine.”