The LORD has chastened me severely: but he has not given me over unto death.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Chastised me, severely. (Haydock)
Septuagint may also signify, "has instructed me "(Calmet) by means of tribulation. (Haydock)
God chastiseth as a parent, that his children may not perish eternally. (Worthington)