O LORD, correct me, but with (q) judgment; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
(q) Considering that God had revealed to him the certainty of their captivity (Jeremiah 7:16) he only prays that he would punish them with mercy which Isaiah calls in measure, (Isaiah 27:8) measuring his rods by their infirmity (1 Corinthians 10:13) for here by judgment is meant not only the punishment but also the merciful moderation of the same as in (Jeremiah 30:11).