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Psalm 38:2
The Message
Psalm 38:2
The Message
38 1-2 Take a deep breath, God; calm down—
don’t be so hasty with your punishing rod.
Your sharp-pointed arrows of rebuke draw blood;
my backside stings from your discipline.
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
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