“The prophet … acknowledges his fault, recognizes his wounds and asks to be cured. One who wants to be cured does not shrink from correction. Still, he does not want to be chastised in the fury of indignation but in the word of God. God's word is healing. As we read, "He sent his word and healed them." David does not w…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms
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1O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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— Psalms 38:1 —
2For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.