Psalm 38:1

1 {A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Psalm 38:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:1

O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy
hot displeasure
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).

Psalm 38:1 In-Context

1 {A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.

4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5 My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

Footnotes

• [a] It is 'indignation.' from the idea of breaking out into anger.'
• [b] 'Hot displeasure,' ('fury,' Ps. 88.7), would be rather stronger. Both words (notes a and b) are of discipline.