Psalm 38:1

A psalm of David. A petition.

1 ^[a]LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

Psalm 38:1 in Other Translations

1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

1 O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!

1 O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!

1 Take a deep breath, God; calm down - don't be so hasty with your punishing rod.

1 O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

1 O LORD, do not angrily punish me or discipline me in your wrath.

1 Lord, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

1 Lord, don't correct me when you are angry. Don't punish me when you are burning with anger.

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 LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

2 Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.

3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.

4 My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.

5 My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 6:1

Footnotes

• [a] In Hebrew texts 38:1-22 is numbered 38:2-23.