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A petition. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, for a memorial. LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, And do not punish me in Your burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, for a memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O Lord, rebuke me not in Thy wrath; And chasten me not in Thy burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. O Yahweh, reprove me not in Your wrath, And discipline me not in Your burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor discipline me in Your burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A psalm of David to bring remembrance. † LORD, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Davidic psalm for remembrance. LORD, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you are angry, LORD, please don't punish me or even correct me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[A psalm by David; to be kept in mind.] O LORD, do not angrily punish me or discipline me in your wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, don't punish me in your anger! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD! Do not rebuke me in your anger; do not correct me in your wrath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A psalm of David, written to get God's attention. O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />[A Psalm by David, for a memorial.] LORD, do not rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A PSALM OF DAVID. “TO CAUSE TO REMEMBER.” YHWH, do not reprove me in Your wrath, "" Nor discipline me in Your fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A Psalm of David, 'To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Chanting of David to bring to remembrance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath. Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 37:1>A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath. <V 37:2>O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A psalm of David. For remembrance. [2] LORD, do not punish me in your anger; in your wrath do not chastise me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in the heat of thine anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, do not rebuke me in your wrath, neither discipline me in your anger.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, to make memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; Neither chasten me in Thy wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/38-1.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=4391" 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/38.htm">Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: lə·haz·kîr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">for remembrance.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God."> O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: ṯō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">rebuke me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7110.htm" title="7110: bə·qeṣ·pə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A splinter, rage, strife. From qatsaph; a splinter; figuratively, rage or strife.">in Your anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: ṯə·yas·sə·rê·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">or discipline me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ū·ḇa·ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">in Your wrath.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.…<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="/psalms/6-1.htm">Psalm 6:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.<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="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17</a></span><br />Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.<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="/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="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?<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="/micah/7-9.htm">Micah 7:9</a></span><br />Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">2 Samuel 24:1</a></span><br />Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></span><br />After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-18.htm">Psalm 118:18</a></span><br />The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O lord, rebuke me not in your wrath: neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.</p><p class="hdg">to bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Psalm 70:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David, to bring to remembrance. <i>Make haste</i>, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.</p><p class="hdg">rebuke</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Psalm 6:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7,15,16</a></b></br> Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted <i>me</i> with all thy waves. Selah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Isaiah 27:8</a></b></br> In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.</p><p class="hdg">hot</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Deuteronomy 9:19</a></b></br> For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/37-8.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/37-8.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/psalms/37-40.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/psalms/37-8.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Memory&Gt</a> <a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Petition</a> <a href="/psalms/37-40.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/37-40.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/44-16.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/38-19.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/psalms/94-10.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/psalms/38-22.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/psalms/85-4.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/psalms/59-13.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Memory&Gt</a> <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Petition</a> <a href="/psalms/38-22.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/69-36.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/psalms/50-8.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case</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/38.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/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A Psalm of David, for remembrance.</b><br>This introduction indicates that David is the author, a key figure in Israel's history, known for his deep relationship with God and his role as king. The phrase "for remembrance" suggests that this psalm is intended to be a reminder, possibly of God's past deliverance or David's own repentance. It may have been used in liturgical settings or personal reflection. The concept of remembrance is significant in biblical tradition, often linked to God's covenant with His people (<a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a>).<p><b>O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger</b><br>David addresses God as "LORD," using the covenant name Yahweh, emphasizing a personal and relational aspect. The plea not to be rebuked in anger reflects an understanding of God's holiness and justice. In the Hebrew context, rebuke often involves correction or chastisement. David's request acknowledges his sinfulness and the fear of divine displeasure, reminiscent of other penitential psalms like <a href="/psalms/6.htm">Psalm 6:1</a>. This plea highlights the tension between God's justice and mercy.<p><b>or discipline me in Your wrath.</b><br>The term "discipline" suggests a corrective action intended for growth or improvement, common in the wisdom literature (<a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a>). David's concern about God's wrath underscores the seriousness of sin and its consequences. The wrath of God is a theme throughout Scripture, representing His righteous response to sin (<a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a>). David's appeal is for mercy, recognizing that while discipline is necessary, he seeks it tempered with compassion. This reflects a broader biblical theme of God's desire for repentance and restoration rather than destruction (<a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Ezekiel 18:23</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/38.htm">Psalm 38</a>, David is expressing a deep sense of personal anguish and seeking God's mercy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebuke_and_discipline.htm">Rebuke and Discipline</a></b><br>These terms reflect God's corrective actions, which David is pleading to be tempered with mercy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/anger_and_wrath.htm">Anger and Wrath</a></b><br>These are expressions of God's righteous indignation against sin, which David fears due to his own transgressions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_discipline.htm">Understanding God's Discipline</a></b><br>Recognize that God's discipline is an expression of His love and desire for our growth, not merely punishment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/approaching_god_with_humility.htm">Approaching God with Humility</a></b><br>Like David, we should approach God with a humble heart, acknowledging our sins and seeking His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_balance_of_justice_and_mercy.htm">The Balance of Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>God's character embodies both justice and mercy. We should strive to understand and reflect these attributes in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance.htm">The Role of Repentance</a></b><br>True repentance involves a heartfelt turning away from sin and a sincere plea for God's forgiveness and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_character.htm">Trusting in God's Character</a></b><br>Even when facing discipline, trust in God's unchanging nature and His ultimate plan for our good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_38_align_with_hope.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 38’s extreme self-condemnation with other biblical passages that offer hope and forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_38_3_link_illness_to_anger.htm">How can Psalm 38:3 link physical sickness directly to divine anger without any natural or scientific explanation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_david's_psalm_38_affliction.htm">If David wrote Psalm 38, is there historical or archaeological evidence supporting his severe affliction described here? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_loving_god_express_anger.htm">Psalm 6:1 - How can a God of perfect love express anger or rebuke His faithful servant?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">O Lord, rebuke.</span>--See Note, <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm" title="O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.">Psalm 6:1</a>, of which verse this is almost a repetition.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Psalm 6:1</a>, where the first of the penitential psalms begins similarly). The prayer is for the cessation of God's <span class="accented">wrath</span>, rather than of the "rebuke" which has resulted from it. Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure (see the comment on Psalm 6:1). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/38-1.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">A Psalm</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְמ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(miz·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a poem set to notes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for remembrance.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haz·kîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebuke me</span><br /><span class="heb">תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your anger</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qeṣ·pə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7110.htm">Strong's 7110: </a> </span><span class="str2">A splinter, rage, strife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or discipline me</span><br /><span class="heb">תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·yas·sə·rê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To discipline, chasten, admonish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your wrath.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇa·ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 38:1 A Psalm by David for a memorial (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/37-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 37:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 37:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/38-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 38:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:2" /></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>