Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Ver. 12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, &c.] And thereby effectest that his vain thoughts lodge not within him, Jeremiah 4:14; but that the wicked forsake his ways, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and return to thee, &c., Isaiah 55:7. Feri Domine, feri, said Luther, Strike whiles thou pleasest, Lord; only to thy correction add instruction, Ut quod noceat, docent. See my Love Tokens.
And teachest him out of thy law] Lashing him, but with teaching him, ut resipiscat, et serviat tibi corde perfecto, saith Kimchi here, that he may repent and serve thee with an upright heart; for which purpose affliction sanctified is of singular use. Crux voluntatis Dei schola, morum disciplina, felicitatis meditatorium, gaudii Spiritus Sancti officina, breviter bonorum omnium thesaurus, saith Brentius, on Job 33:16 .