I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right (literally, righteousness), and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. God is faithful to His word even in afflicting His people (Deuteronomy 32:4). His faithfulness is shown in not suffering them to be tempted above that they are able to bear, but with the temptation making a way to escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). He afflicts them not in consuming anger, but for their salvation (1 Corinthians 11:32; 1 Peter 4:19). This is the salvation sign of repentance, that the chastised people of God are " humbled," and "accept the punishment of their iniquity" (Leviticus 26:41, end).