Remove thy stroke away from me - And yet this calm submission, as expressed in (Psalms 39:9), does not take away the de…

Stroke. —See Note to Psalms 38:11.

Blow. —Margin, “conflict.” A word only found here; from a root meaning <…

Remove thy stroke away from me:

The child of God, who is perfectly resigned to his heavenly Father's will, may yet pray to be deliv…

Take away thy stroke from me. David here confirms the prayer he had already presented: namely, that having obtained pardon from God, he mi…

Remove your stroke away from me
The psalmist still considers his affliction as coming from the hand of God, as his s…

There is no solid satisfaction to be gained from the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him. We should be driven to…

1. The psalmist confe ed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.

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