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I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Remove your stroke from me; I am spent by the hostility of your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Remove Your plague from me; I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Remove Thy plague from me; Because of the opposition of Thy hand, I am perishing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Remove Your plague from me; I am wasting away because of the conflict <i>and</i> opposition of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remove your torment from me. Because of the force of your hand I am finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remove Your torment from me; I fade away because of the force of Your hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Won't you stop punishing me? You have worn me down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remove the sickness you laid upon me. My life is over because you struck me with your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't punish me any more! I am about to die from your blows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Stop scourging me, since I have been crushed by your heavy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Please stop wounding me! You have almost beaten me to death! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remove thy stroke away from me; I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn aside Your stroke from off me, "" From the striving of Your hand I have been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Turn aside from off me Thy stroke, From the striving of Thy hand I have been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remove from me thy stroke: I was finished from the contention of thy hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remove thy scourges from me. The strength of thy hand hath made me faint in rebukes: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 38:11>Remove your scourges from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Take your plague away from me; I am ravaged by the touch of your hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remove your stroke from me; I am worn down by the blows of your hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remove thy scourges from me; I am stricken by the blow of thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remove your scourges from me and the blows of your hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remove thy scourges from me: I have fainted by reason of the strength of thine hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/39-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4628" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/39.htm">I Will Watch My Ways</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hā·sêr (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">Remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: niḡ·‘e·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">Your scourge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lay (Prep-m:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: ḵā·lî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">am perishing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8409.htm" title="8409: mit·tiḡ·raṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Contention, strife, hostility. From garah; strife, i.e. Infliction.">by the force</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of Your hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-34.htm">Job 9:34</a></span><br />Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-21.htm">Job 13:21</a></span><br />Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-7.htm">Job 33:7</a></span><br />Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Jeremiah 10:24</a></span><br />Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a></span><br />For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-14.htm">2 Samuel 24:14</a></span><br />David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-13.htm">1 Chronicles 21:13</a></span><br />David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-32.htm">1 Corinthians 11:32</a></span><br />But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand.</p><p class="hdg">Remove</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Psalm 25:16,17</a></b></br> Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I <i>am</i> desolate and afflicted… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/6-5.htm">1 Samuel 6:5</a></b></br> Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-34.htm">Job 9:34</a></b></br> Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:</p><p class="hdg">I am consumed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3,4</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither <i>is there any</i> rest in my bones because of my sin… </p><p class="hdg">blow [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8</a></b></br> Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-20.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/10-18.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/judges/9-25.htm">Opposition</a> <a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Scourge</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Striving</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/psalms/37-27.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/41-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/acts/4-14.htm">Opposition</a> <a href="/psalms/41-11.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/psalms/91-10.htm">Scourge</a> <a href="/psalms/71-9.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Striving</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-33.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/psalms/39-13.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">David's care of his thoughts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-7.htm">the reverence of God's judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">and prayer, are his bridles of impatience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/39.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/39.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Remove Your scourge from me;</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for relief from divine discipline or punishment. In the biblical context, a "scourge" often refers to a whip or a form of severe chastisement, symbolizing God's corrective measures. The psalmist acknowledges that the suffering is a result of God's direct intervention, which aligns with the understanding that God disciplines those He loves (<a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>). The request for removal indicates a desire for reconciliation and restoration of favor. This plea can be seen in the broader context of the Psalms, where lament and supplication are common themes (<a href="/psalms/6.htm">Psalm 6:1-2</a>, <a href="/psalms/38.htm">Psalm 38:1</a>).<p><b>I am perishing by the force of Your hand.</b><br>Here, the psalmist expresses the severity of his condition, attributing his suffering to the overwhelming power of God's hand. The "hand" of God is a metaphor for His power and authority, often used in Scripture to denote both judgment and deliverance (<a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). The acknowledgment of perishing suggests a deep awareness of human frailty and the consequences of sin. This phrase echoes the sentiments found in other parts of the Bible where individuals recognize their mortality and dependence on God's mercy (<a href="/job/6-9.htm">Job 6:9</a>, <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Psalm 90:7-10</a>). The psalmist's cry can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, in His humanity, experienced the full weight of God's judgment on behalf of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/39.htm">Psalm 39</a>, David is expressing his deep anguish and plea for relief from God's discipline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being to whom David is directing his plea, acknowledging His sovereignty and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/scourge.htm">Scourge</a></b><br>Represents the discipline or affliction that David feels is being imposed by God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hand_of_god.htm">Hand of God</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's power and authority, which David perceives as the source of his current suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The broader context of the Psalm reflects the struggles and spiritual journey of the nation of Israel, often seen in the Psalms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_discipline.htm">Understanding Divine Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline is an expression of His love and desire for our growth. It is not meant to destroy but to refine and correct.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Suffering can lead to deeper reliance on God and a more profound understanding of His character and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility_and_repentance.htm">The Importance of Humility and Repentance</a></b><br>Acknowledging our sins and seeking God's mercy is crucial in our relationship with Him. David's plea is a model of humility and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in times of distress, we must trust in God's ultimate plan and His ability to bring good out of our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_means_of_seeking_relief_and_understanding.htm">Prayer as a Means of Seeking Relief and Understanding</a></b><br>Like David, we should bring our struggles to God in prayer, seeking His guidance and comfort.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 39</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_evidence_for_psalm_60_wars.htm">The title of Psalm 60 references conflicts with Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah; why is there minimal archaeological evidence to substantiate these campaigns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_free_will_affect_accepting_jesus.htm">What role does free will have in accepting Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_144_4_contradict_genesis_1_27.htm">Does Psalm 144:4's depiction of human life as fleeting contradict other scriptures that emphasize humanity's inherent value (e.g., Genesis 1:27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/avoiding_hypocritical_behavior.htm">What can separate us from God's love?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Stroke.</span>--See Note to <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm" title="My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.">Psalm 38:11</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Blow.</span>--Margin, "conflict." A word only found here; from a root meaning <span class= "ital">rough. </span>LXX. and Vulg. have "strength."<p>Calvin's last words are said to have been a reminiscence of this verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remove thy stroke away from me</span> (camp. <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Psalm 38:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">I am consumed by the blow of thine hand</span>; literally, by <span class="accented">the quarrel of thine hand.</span> But our version gives the true meaning. The "quarrel" has led the "hand" to deal the "stroke" by which the sufferer is "consumed" or "wasted away" (Kay). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/39-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Remove</span><br /><span class="heb">הָסֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·sêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your scourge</span><br /><span class="heb">נִגְעֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(niḡ·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mark -- a blow, a spot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from me;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעָלַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am perishing</span><br /><span class="heb">כָלִֽיתִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·lî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the force</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתִּגְרַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tiḡ·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8409.htm">Strong's 8409: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contention, strife, hostility</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 39:10 Remove your scourge away from me (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/39-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 39:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 39:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 39:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 39:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>