if thou: Numbers 14:19; Daniel 9:18-19; Amos 7:2; Luke 23:34
blot me: Allusion may be made to the registry of births, in which those born of a particular tribe were entered in the list of their respective families under that tribe. This was the book of life; and when any died, his name might be considered as blotted out of this list. But as Moses addressed the Lord, he undoubtedly referred, by faith, to the book of God's remembrance. Exodus 32:10; Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 25:19, Deuteronomy 29:20; Psalms 56:8, Psalms 69:28, Psalms 139:16; Ezekiel 13:9; Daniel 12:1; Romans 9:3; Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:5, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 21:27, Revelation 22:19