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Discipline, Not Wrath
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin highlight that the psalmist is not asking to avoid correction, but to be spared from God's destructive anger. He accepts the need for chastening but pleads for it to be done with a father's love, not in 'hot displeasure.' This shows a heart that fears God's wrath more than suffering itself.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 38:1
18th Century
Theologian
O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath - See the notes at (Psalms 6:1), where the same language occurs, except in the chang…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 38:1
19th Century
Bishop
O Lord, rebuke. —See Note, Psalms 6:1, of which verse this is almost a repetition.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 38:1
19th Century
Preacher
O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath:
"If you do rebuke me, O Lord, do it gently! Do not be very angry with me, for I cannot bear it. …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 38:1
16th Century
Theologian
O Jehovah! rebuke me not in your wrath. As I have already expounded this verse at the beginning of Psalm 6, where it occurs, and so that I…
John Gill
On Psalms 38:1
17th Century
Pastor
O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath: neither chasten me in your
hot displeasure
This an…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 38:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Nothing will trouble the heart of a good person as much as the sense of God's anger. The way to keep the heart quiet is to keep ourselves in the lo…