Psalm 39:10: “Remove thy stroke away from me. Silence from all repining did not prevent the voice of prayer, which must never cease. In all probability the Lord would grant the Psalmist’s petition, for he usually removes affliction when we are resigned to it; if we kiss the rod, our Father always burns it. When we are still, the rod is soon still.” [1]

[1] C. H. Spurgeon, The Treasury of David: Psalms 27-57, vol. 2 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009), 218.