Remove thy stroke away from me (camp. Psalms 38:11). I am consumed by the blow of thine hand; literally, by the quarrel of thine hand. But our version gives the true meaning. The "quarrel" has led the "hand" to deal the "stroke" by which the sufferer is "consumed" or "wasted away" (Kay).
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Psalms 39:10
Psalms 39:10
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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