Psalm 38:1

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Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

1 O LORD, ¹rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

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Psalm 38:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:1

O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy
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This and the following clause are the same as in ( Psalms 6:1 ) , only instead of wrath there it is anger; (See Gill on Psalms 6:1).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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Psalm 38:1 In-Context

1 O LORD , rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

2 For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

4 For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

5 My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my folly.

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1. Psalms 6:1

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Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

Psalm 38:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalm 38:1 In-Context

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