Psalms 39:11
When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for iniquity, Thou causest his glory to waste away like a moth! Surely every man is vanity.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10But remove from me thine infliction; For I am perishing by the blow of thine hand.
Cross References
Job 4:19What then are they who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who crumble to pieces, as if moth-eaten!
Job 13:28And I, like an abandoned thing, shall waste away; Like a garment which is moth-eaten.
Psalms 38:1“A psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.” O LORD! rebuke me not in thy wrath, Nor chasten me in thy hot displeasure!
Psalms 102:10On account of thine indignation and thy wrath; For thou hast lifted me up and cast me down!
Hosea 5:12I am as a moth to Ephraim, And as rottenness to the house of Judah.
1 Corinthians 11:30For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and some are falling asleep.
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 →