Bible Commentaries

Verse 1

O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

A. M. 2970. B.C. 1034. (Title.) Neginoth

4:1; *title

Sheminith

or, the eighth.

12:1; *title; 1 Chronicles 15:21; *marg:

rebuke

2:5; 38:1; Isaiah 54:9; 57:16; Jeremiah 10:24; 46:28; 1 Corinthians 11:31,32

Reciprocal: Exodus 11:8 - a great anger;  Judges 3:8 - was hot;  Job 10:2 - Do not;  Job 33:26 - pray;  Psalm 4:1 - Neginoth;  Psalm 31:9 - my soul;  Psalm 119:107 - afflicted;  Isaiah 27:8 - measure;  Isaiah 64:9 - wroth;  Jeremiah 30:11 - but I;  Habakkuk 3:2 - in wrath;  Habakkuk 3:19 - stringed instruments;  Matthew 5:4 - General;  2 Corinthians 7:7 - mourning;  Hebrews 12:5 - nor faint;  Revelation 3:19 - many

Verse 2

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

for I

38:7; 41:3; 103:13-17

O Lord, heal

30:2; Genesis 20:17; Exodus 15:26; Numbers 12:13; Deuteronomy 32:39; Job 5:18; Jeremiah 17:14; Hosea 6:1; Matthew 4:24

my

32:3; 38:3; 51:8; Job 19:21; 33:19-21

Reciprocal: Job 30:17 - My bones;  Psalm 31:9 - my soul;  Psalm 41:4 - heal;  Psalm 77:2 - my;  Psalm 102:4 - heart;  Habakkuk 3:2 - in wrath;  Matthew 9:12 - They that be whole;  Matthew 15:22 - Have;  Luke 13:11 - a spirit;  John 12:40 - heal;  Hebrews 12:5 - nor faint

Verse 3

My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?

My

22:14; 31:9,10; 38:8; 42:5,11; 77:2,3; Proverbs 18:14; Matthew 26:38

how

13:1,2; 77:7; 90:13; Luke 18:7

Reciprocal: Job 7:19 - How long;  Job 19:2 - vex;  Psalm 35:17 - how;  Psalm 51:8 - bones;  Psalm 55:4 - My;  Psalm 102:4 - heart;  Jeremiah 15:18 - my pain;  Romans 8:26 - with

Verse 4

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

Return

80:14; 90:13; Malachi 3:7

deliver

17:13; 22:20; 86:13; 116:4,8; 120:2; 121:7; Isaiah 38:17

for

25:7; 69:13; 79:8,9; Daniel 9:18; Ephesians 1:6; 2:7,8

Reciprocal: Psalm 12:1 - Help;  Psalm 31:16 - save;  Isaiah 38:11 - General;  Jeremiah 17:14 - Heal

Verse 5

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

For

30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; 118:17; Isaiah 38:18,19

in the

Ecclesiastes 9:10; John 9:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 47:29 - must die;  Ecclesiastes 9:5 - the dead;  Isaiah 38:11 - General

Verse 6

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

I am

38:9; 69:3; 77:2-9; 88:9; 102:3-5; 143:4-7; Job 7:3; 10:1; 23:2

all the

or, every. I water.

39:12; 42:3; Job 16:20; Jeremiah 14:17; Lamentations 1:2,16; 2:11,18,19; 3:48-50; Luke 7:38

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 7:6 - drew water;  2 Kings 20:3 - wept sore;  Job 7:4 - When;  Job 7:13 - My bed;  Job 16:7 - he hath;  Job 16:16 - face;  Psalm 30:5 - weeping;  Psalm 38:6 - mourning;  Psalm 38:17 - sorrow;  Psalm 77:4 - holdest;  Psalm 102:5 - the voice;  Ecclesiastes 2:23 - his heart;  Song of Solomon 3:1 - night;  Luke 6:21 - ye that weep;  Romans 7:24 - wretched

Verse 7

Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

Mine

31:9,10; 38:10; 88:9; Job 17:7; Lamentations 5:17

it waxeth

32:3

Reciprocal: Job 16:7 - he hath;  Job 16:16 - face;  Ecclesiastes 2:23 - his heart;  Lamentations 2:11 - eyes

Verse 8

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

Depart

119:115; 139:19; Matthew 7:23; 25:41; Luke 13:27

for

3:4; 56:8; 116:8; 145:18; Isaiah 30:19; 38:3,5; Hebrews 5:7

Reciprocal: Psalm 101:4 - know;  Psalm 102:5 - the voice;  Lamentations 3:56 - hast;  Hebrews 11:34 - out of

Verse 9

The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

hath heard

3:4; 31:22; 40:1,2; 66:19,20; 118:5; 120:1; 138:3; Jonah 2:2,7; 2 Corinthians 12:8-10

will receive

116:1,2; 2 Corinthians 1:10,11

Reciprocal: Lamentations 3:56 - hast;  Romans 8:26 - with;  Ephesians 6:18 - Praying

Verse 10

Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

Let all

5:10; 7:6; 25:3; 35:26; 40:14,15; 71:13; 83:16,17; 86:17; 109:28,29; 112:10; 132:18; Isaiah 26:11; Jeremiah 20:11

sore

2:5; 21:8,9

return

Job 6:29; Malachi 3:18

and be

Proverbs 29:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Reciprocal: Psalm 31:17 - wicked;  Psalm 70:2 - Let