O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
I. THE CHRISTIAN'S NEED OF DIVINE CORRECTION.
1. To keep down pride.
2. To Overcome sloth.
3. To chastise sin.
4. To quicken grace.
II. THE CHRISTIAN'S PRAYER FOR DIVINE CORRECTION.
1. How he would have God correct him.
(1) Not in anger.
(2) In love.
(3) In judgment.
2. Methods of correction.
(1) Outward afflictions. Loss of property. Loss of friends. Death of relatives. Personal affliction.
(2) Inward afflictions. Hidings of God's face. Discomfort in ordinances. Inability to pray.
3. Blessedness of affliction (Psalm 94:12; Psalm 119:71, 75).Lessons —
1. To those who are in a declining state. Expect chastisement.
2. To those who are under the rod. Do not repine. Look inward.
(John D. Lane, M. A.)
Parallel VersesKJV: O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.