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Psalm 39:10 Meaning

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

Context Explained

8Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Key Themes

sufferingcorrectionhumility

Related Cross References

  • Hebrews 12:6

    Both verses discuss God's discipline as an expression of love.

  • Job 5:17

    Both acknowledge the value of being corrected for iniquity.

  • Proverbs 3:11-12

    Both encourage acceptance of God's discipline.

Source: Psalm 39:10