God is so great that if His anger were against you … well, you might be turned to nothing. We still need correction though, so the writer of this Psalm prayed that God would correct him, but not in His anger. Thankfully God is also gracious and loving. We should certainly be willing and ready to be corrected by the Lord.

Holy and righteous Father, I truly do want to become more like you in my daily character; but please, dear Father, humble and correct me gently for you know how small I am compared to you. In the name of my Savior, your Son Jesus, I pray. Amen.