For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.
Parallel translations
- KJV O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
- BSB For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- NKJV O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
- NASB Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
- NLT O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
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- Ps 38:1A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
- Ps 118:18Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
- Jer 10:24Yahweh, correct me, but in measure: not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
- Jer 46:28Don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant,” says Yahweh; “for I am with you; for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have driven you; but I will not make a full end of you, but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
- 1 Cor 11:31–32For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged.
- Isa 57:16For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made.
- 1 Chr 15:21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
- Isa 54:9“For this is like the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah will no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
- Ps 4:1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David. Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
- Ps 12:1For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
- Ps 2:5Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:
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