Psalms 39:10

Remove from off me thy stroke, Because of the hostility of thy hand, am, I, consumed.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

In Context

9I am dumb, I cannot open my mouth, for, thou, hast done it.

11When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. [Selah.]

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:3Then said Moses unto Aaron—The very thing, that Yahweh spake, saying—In them that draw near to me, must I be hallowed, And before the faces of all the people, must I get myself honour,—And Aaron, was dumb.

Job 2:10And he said unto her, As one of the base women speaketh, speakest thou? Blessing, shall we accept from God, and, misfortune, shall we not accept? In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.

Job 13:21Thy hand—from off me, take thou far away, and, thy terror, let it not startle me!

Psalms 25:16Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, for, alone and oppressed, I am.

Psalms 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh, By reason of thine indignation, There is no peace in my bones, By reason 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 →

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