Psalms 39:10
Remove thy stroke away from me. I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
In Context
9I was mute. I opened not my mouth, because thou did it.
Cross References
Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, This is it that LORD spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in those who come near me. And I will be glorified before all the people. And Aaron remained silent.
Job 2:10But he said to her, Thou speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Job 13:21Withdraw thy hand far from me, and do not let thy dread make me afraid.
Psalms 25:16Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation, nor is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 39:8-13
Confidence in God; David Pleading with God. 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. 12 Hear my prayer, O Lord , and give ear unto my cry; hold… Read the whole commentary →