Psalms 39:10-11

Psalms 39:10-11

[10] thy stroke  away  from me: I am consumed  by the blow  of thine hand.  [11] When thou with rebukes  dost correct  man  for iniquity,  thou makest his beauty  to consume away  like a moth:  surely every man  is vanity.  Selah. 

What does Psalms 39:10-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

David needed relief. He spoke as though he felt God was chewing up his life as a moth eats a garment. The long duration of his affliction made him sense the brevity of life. God was disciplining him (cf. Hebrews 12:5-11).
"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to arouse a deaf world." [1]