KJV ORIGINAL
O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
O LORD, please don't scold me in your anger, and don't punish me when you're furious with me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is pleading with God to show mercy and not punish him harshly when God is angry.
📚 Historical Context
This is the beginning of Psalm 6, one of seven 'penitential psalms' traditionally used for confession and seeking forgiveness. David likely wrote this during a time of personal crisis, possibly illness or conflict, when he felt God's displeasure. In ancient Hebrew culture, people understood that suffering could be connected to God's discipline for wrongdoing.
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