Psalms 6:2
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail;
What it says
David asks the LORD to be merciful because he is frail and his bones are troubled.
What it is doing
This verse brings bodily weakness directly into prayer.
In context
1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. 2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; 3My soul is deeply distressed. 4Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; 5For there is no mention of You in death; 6I am weary from groaning; 7My eyes fail from grief; 8Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, 9The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; 10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed;