Psalms 38:1

“O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.”

"O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure." - Psalms 38:1
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What does Psalms 38:1 mean?

The biblical verse Psalms 38:1 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure." This verse comes from the Book of Psalms, which is a collection of religious songs, prayers, and meditations that express the…

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A Heart Cry for Mercy

Psalm 38:1 states, "O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure." These words, spoken from the depths of a troubled heart, resonate with every believer who has tasted the bitterness of sin and the sweetness of God's grace. As David penned this…

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A Prayer for Mercy and Understanding in Times of Discipline

O LORD, Almighty and Everlasting God, we come before Your throne of grace and mercy today, recognizing our frailty and inadequacy in the face of Your holiness. As we reflect upon the wisdom contained in Psalm 38:1, where it is written, "O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath…

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Psalms 38:1 - "O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure."
Psalms 38:14 - "Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs."
Psalms 38:5 - "My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness."
"He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease." - Psalms 107:38
Psalms 38:19 - "But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied."
Psalms 38:7 - "For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh."
Psalms 38:18 - "For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin."
Psalms 38:22 - "Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation."
Psalms 105:38 - "Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them."
Psalms 37:38 - "But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."
Psalms 38:17 - "For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me."
"I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet." - Psalms 18:38
Psalms 38:21 - "Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me."
Psalms 107:38 - "He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease."
Psalms 119:38 - "Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear."
Psalms 38:13 - "But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth."
Psalms 38:2 - "For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore."
Psalms 38:9 - "Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee."
Psalms 38:4 - "For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me."
Psalms 18:38 - "I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet."
Psalms 38:20 - "They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is."
Psalms 89:38 - "But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed."
Psalms 38:8 - "I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart."
Psalms 38:15 - "For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God."
Psalms 38:3 - "There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin."
Psalms 38:11 - "My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off."
Psalms 38:6 - "I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long."
Psalms 38:10 - "My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me."
Psalms 106:38 - "And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood."