He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 6:2
Psalm 6:2
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
An honest prayer from a weak and hurting body: have mercy, Lord, and heal me.
KJVPsalm 6:2 in context
1O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long? 4Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake. 5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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A short prayer you can make your own: heal me, Lord, and I will be healed.
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Written by someone whose body and heart were giving out: God remains the strength of the heart when everything else fails.