Psalm 38:1

O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 Wrath – “in Your wrath do not rebuke me” we read in English.  But the Hebrew is more dramatic.  The first word is the prefix “Not”.  David has fixed the emphasis on what is most desperately needed. …

“O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 O LORD – The Hebrew text does not use the word “Lord” but rather the personal name of God, a name that is never spoken among the Jews.  Worshippers were careful to substitute the word “Lord” whenever…

“O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 To bring to remembrance – Have you ever prayed a pray like this?  Have you reached the point, long after the Lord has redeemed you, long after you recognize your sinful condition and your desperate need for…