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10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed{H8804)} by the blow of thine hand.

Psalms 39:10

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

  • Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

  • For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

  • There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. …

  • Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 7-13)

The psalmist, having meditated on the shortness and uncertainty of life, and the vanity and vexation of spirit that attend all the comforts of life, here, in these verses, turns his eyes and heart heaven-ward. When there is no solid satisfaction to be had in the creature it is to be found in God, and in communion with him; and to him we should be driven by our disappointments in the world. David h…

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