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Yah has punished me severely, But he has not given me over to death.
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Discipline, Not Rejection
Commentators agree that the 'sore chastening' is not a sign of God's rejection, but of His loving, fatherly discipline. John Calvin explains that seeing God's hand in hardship helps us submit humbly, knowing it's meant to test our allegiance, purify us, and draw us closer to Him. It is a corrective measure, not a punitive one.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord hath chastened me sore - Hebrew, “The Lord has chastened - has chastened me.” See the notes at (Psalms 118:13)…
19th Century
Baptist
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
The LORD hath chastened me sore:
You notice David's r…
16th Century
Protestant
In chastising God has chastised me. In these words David acknowledges that his enemies assailed him unjustly, that they were employed by G…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord has chastened me sore Or, "in chastening has chastened me" F4 . David was exercised with many af…
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; indeed, the Lord himself chastene…
