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).
1
Take a deep breath, God; calm down - don't be so hasty with your punishing rod.
2
Your sharp-pointed arrows of rebuke draw blood; my backside smarts from your caning.
3
I've lost twenty pounds in two months because of your accusation. My bones are brittle as dry sticks because of my sin.
4
I'm swamped by my bad behavior, collapsed under gunnysacks of guilt.
5
The cuts in my flesh stink and grow maggots because I've lived so badly.
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