Psalm 38 - Prayer of a Suffering Penitent

03/08/2022 48 min Temporada 10 Episodio 38
Psalm 38 - Prayer of a Suffering Penitent

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Psalm, Chapter 38Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.A Psalm of David, for a memorial.38 O Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger. 2 For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.-          The title of this chapter is prayer of a suffering penitent-          a penitent is one who repents-          his suffering penitent would be one who is suffering because of their sins and is now at the place where they want to turn from their sin and ask God for forgivenesso   Sometimes our current suffering may be a direct result of our sino   the correct action would be to become penitent; to repento   this means that you turn from your sin and go the opposite way-          oh Lord, rebuke me not in Your wratho   apparently David understands that he deserves rebukeo   but he is asking for some level of mercy because he does not want God to do it in His wrath (this would be very severe)-          and chasing me not in Your burning angero   apparently David also understood the guide could or may chasten himo   this means to correct him (it implies physical)o   it would be like when a son or daughter knows that he or she is done wrong and dad tells them to go upstairs and wait for him (they know a spanking is likely coming)-          for Your arrows have some deep into meo   this means the pain of God's rebuke and chastening is already being felto   sometimes we might even punish ourselves because we know we did wrong-          and Your hand is pressed down on meo   the reference to God ham makes it very personalo   to press down means to apply pressure (it is definitely a form of correction)-          are you feeling like God is chasing you or correcting you?o   do you feel like His hand is coming down on you?o   if so, the quicker you repent and truly mean it in your heart, the better!Intro to Outbless Weekly Thanks for listening to Outbless.com