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Psalms 38:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

(Title), This deeply penitential Psalm is supposed to have been composed by David under some grievous affliction, either bodily or mental, or both, after his illicit intercourse with Bathsheba.

to bring: Psalms 70:1 *title

rebuke: Psalms 6:1, Psalms 88:7, Psalms 88:15-16; Isaiah 27:8, Isaiah 54:8; Jeremiah 10:24, Jeremiah 30:11; Habakkuk 3:2; Hebrews 12:5-11

hot: Deuteronomy 9:19

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