Psalms 38:1
A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:19For I was full of fear because of the wrath of the Lord which was burning against you, with your destruction in view. But again the Lord's ear was open to my prayer.
Psalms 70:1To the chief music-maker. Of David. To keep in memory.
Psalms 88:15\88:14\Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?
Isaiah 54:8In overflowing wrath my face was veiled from you for a minute, but I will have pity on you for ever, says the Lord who takes up your cause.
Jeremiah 30:11For I am with you, says the Lord, to be your saviour: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you wandering, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.
Hebrews 12:5And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:1
This is one of the penitential psalms; it is full of grief and complaint from the beginning to the end. David's sins and his afflictions are the cause of his grief and the matter of his complaints. It should seem he was now sick and in pain, which reminded him of his sins and helped to humble him for them; he was, at the same time, deserted by his friends and persecuted by his enemies; so that the psalm is calculated for the depth of distress and a complication of calamities. He complains, I. Of God's displeasure,… Read the whole commentary →