“ O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. ”
O spare me - The word used here - from שׁעה shâ‛âh - means “to look;” and then, in connection with the preposition, “to look away from;” and it here means, “Look away from me;” that is, Do...
O spare me, that I may recover strength, (k) before I go hence, and be no more. (k) For his sorrow caused him to think that God would destroy him completely, by which we see how hard it is for the s...
XXXIX. Prayer of a Pious Israelite in Distress. Psalms 39:3 . The poet, afflicted though he is, is silent in presence of the wicked, lest they should impugn or ridicule God's righteous government...
recover strength . be comforted. Hebrew "brighten up".
13 Let me alone, that I may recover strength. Literally, it is, cease from me, and therefore some explain it, Let there be a wall raised betwixt us, that thy hand may not reach me. Others...
O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. O spare me - Take me not from this state of probation till I have a thorough preparation for a state of blessedness. This h...
O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. O spare me - literally, 'look away from me;' 'turn away (thy angry look) from me' х haasha` ( H8159 ) mimeni...
This is a Ps. of great pathos and beauty. The writer's sore sickness, accepted as the punishment of sin ( Psalms 39:9-11 ), has impressed him with the frailty and vanity of human life. He refrains at...
Recover strength. — Better, Let me become cheerful, i.e., look up with a glad look once more on my face, as the angry look fades from the Divine countenance. Before. — Literally, before I go,...
Psalms 39:1-13 PROTRACTED suffering, recognised as chastisement for sin, had wasted the psalmist's strength. It had been borne for a while in silence, but the rush of emotion had burst the floodga...
the Fleeting Measure of Our Days Psalms 39:1-13 In the opening verses David describes the circumstances out of which this psalm arose. The presence and prosperity of the wicked stirred him to t...
Again the circumstances are sorrow and affliction. The attitude of the sufferer is true dignity. If the psalm be taken in connection with the preceding one, it marks an advance, perhaps a gain out of...
I have made no break or interruption in these verses, because the subject through the whole is one and the same. Under several very striking and elegant similitudes, the Psalmist in his prayer shows...
Psalms 38 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 38-40 = Day 8 ( Morning ).
O spare me ,.... Or "look from me" f; turn away thy fierce countenance from me; or "cease from me g, and let me alone"; as in Job 10:20 ; from whence the words seem to be taken, by what follows:...
O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. Ver. 13. O spare me, that I may recover strength ] Ut refociller, reficiar. Job maketh the like request, Job 10:20 ....
O spare me Hebrew, השׁע ממני, hashang, memenni Desiste a me, desist , or cease from me , that is, from afflicting me: do not destroy me; my life at best is short, and full of trouble, and thou kn...
Confidence in God; David Pleading with God. 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from...
Spare me; or, cease from me , i.e. from afflicting me; do not destroy me. My life at best is but short and miserable, as I have said, and thou knowest; sufficient for it is the evil thereof: do no...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the chief musician, to Jeduthun, a psalm of David.” Jeduthun was one of the leaders of the sacred music in the time of David ( 1 Chronicles 16:41-42 ; 1 Chronic...
Psalms 39:13 These are the closing words of the most beautiful of sacred elegies. It is the pathetic utterance of a heart not yet subdued to perfect resignation, yet jealous with a holy jealousy l...
This Psalm gives a description of David's experience and conduct when stretched upon a sick-bed. He appears to have felt impatience working within him, which I am sorry to say is a very common diseas...
This psalm is inscribed to Jeduthun, leader of one of the choral bands in the temple. 1 Chronicles 16:41 ; and bears the name of David. Psalms 39:5 . Thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth,...
I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue; I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle. Thought and prayer under trial I. Thought under trial. 1. Its utterance re...
EXPOSITION THE psalmist, vexed and disgusted with life, feeling a desire to murmur and complain, but aware that his words are watched, and his wicked enemies ready to make use of them against...
The Believer's Attitude in View of the Apparent Happiness of the Godless. To the chief musician, even to Jeduthun, or Ethan, the name of one of David's chief choristers, who was the leader of a fa...
Genesis 42:36 ; Genesis 5:24 ; Job 10:20 ; Job 10:21 ; Job 14:10-12 ; Job 14:5 ; Job 14:6
No more — Among the living, or in this world.