Psalm 39:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You punish us severely because of our sins. Like a moth, you destroy what we treasure most. We are as frail as a breath.

Cross References

Job 13:28

I am rotting away like cloth eaten by worms.

Job 30:30

My skin is so parched, that it peels right off, and my bones are burning.

Job 4:19

Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?

Job 9:34

Can someone snatch away the stick God carries to frighten me?

Isaiah 50:9

The LORD God will help me and prove I am innocent. My accusers will wear out like moth-eaten clothes.

Hosea 5:12

Now I, the LORD, will fill Israel with maggots and make Judah rot.

1 Corinthians 5:5

You must then hand that man over to Satan. His body will be destroyed, but his spirit will be saved when the Lord Jesus returns.

Hebrews 12:6

The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own.”

2 Peter 2:16

But a donkey corrected him for this evil deed. It spoke to him with a human voice and made him stop his foolishness.

Revelation 3:19

I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your minds to turn away from your sins.