Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
It is David's complaint in sickness and his prayer for God to hear and heal him. It belongs to the first book of the Psalms and to Psalms 1-11, which meet every phase of human experience by helping the soul in discouragement, strengthening in time of trial, giving solid comfort in grief, pointing out the dangers of sin, warning of transgression, and pointing to a God who is able and willing and anxious to save. The speaker asks the Lord for mercy because he is weak and in deep distress and severe suffering, and asks the Lord to heal him because his bones are vexed and afflicted with sorrow and sickness.
He asks for healing so he can keep living to remember God and give Him thanks, since in death there is no remembrance and in the grave no one can praise God. It is a prayer to the Lord for pity and help when facing weakness and fiery trials, offered with humility and confidence. It voices a sense of great need that ends in triumph and confidence in God.
Its words are precious for calming the troubled soul and giving peace to the wounded conscience. They give light and comfort in burden and inward struggle, expressing a plea for God's mercy and healing amid deep distress with which the afflicted can identify in spirit. It served as a source of comfort at the funeral of a young man who had endured serious illness and great suffering.
It is David's complaint in sickness and his prayer for God to hear and heal him. It belongs to the first book of the Psalms and to Psalms 1-11, which meet every phase of human experience by helping the soul in discouragement, strengthening in time of trial, giving solid comfort in grief, pointing out the dangers of sin, warning of transgression, and pointing to a God who is able and willing and anxious to save. The speaker asks the Lord for mercy because he is weak and in deep distress and severe suffering, and asks the Lord to heal him because his bones are vexed and afflicted with sorrow and sickness.
He asks for healing so he can keep living to remember God and give Him thanks, since in death there is no remembrance and in the grave no one can praise God. It is a prayer to the Lord for pity and help when facing weakness and fiery trials, offered with humility and confidence. It voices a sense of great need that ends in triumph and confidence in God.
Its words are precious for calming the troubled soul and giving peace to the wounded conscience. They give light and comfort in burden and inward struggle, expressing a plea for God's mercy and healing amid deep distress with which the afflicted can identify in spirit. It served as a source of comfort at the funeral of a young man who had endured serious illness and great suffering.