Psalms 39:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. ”

Psalms 39:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deliver me from all my transgressions - Recognising, as in Psalms 38:3-5 , his sins as the source of all his troubles and sorrows. If his transgressions were forgiven, he felt assured that his t...
Psalms 39:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the (f) foolish. (f) Do not make me a laughing stock to the wicked, wrap me up with the wicked when they are put to shame.
Psalms 39:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 39:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

transgressions. Hebrew. pasha'. the foolish . a foolish one.
Psalms 39:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. Deliver me from all my sins. In this verse the Psalmist still continues his godly and holy prayer. He is now no longer carried away by the violence of his grief to murmur against God, but...
Psalms 39:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. Deliver one from all may transgressions - I seek the pardon of my sins; I expect it from thy mercy. Grant it, "that I b...
Psalms 39:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. Deliver me from all my transgressions - alike from their guilt, power, and penalty; especially from being deliv...
Psalms 39:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 39:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Here the psalmist recurs to his initial thought, but lets us see deeper down into his heart. It was no mere fancy that if he gave vent to his feelings the wicked might find cause for reproach; the ca...
Psalms 39:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Psalms 39:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Psalms 39:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 39:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 39:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 38 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 38-40 = Day 8 ( Morning ).
Psalms 39:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deliver me from all my transgressions ,.... Which were the cause and occasion of all his distresses, inward and outward; and the deliverance prayed for includes a freedom from the dominion of sin, w...
Psalms 39:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. Ver. 8. Deliver me from all my transgressions ] But especially from that of impatiently desiring to die out of disco...
Psalms 39:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deliver me from all my transgressions That I may not be disappointed of my hopes of enjoying thee and thy favour, which is the chief thing I desire, pardon and deliver me from all my sins, which st...
Psalms 39:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confidence in God; David Pleading with God. 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from...
Psalms 39:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Deliver me from all my transgressions; that I may not be disappointed of my hopes of enjoying thee and thy favour, which is the only thing that I desire, pardon all my sins, which stand like a thic...
Psalms 39:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

3). His solution lies in hoping in YHWH and walking rightly before Him, being delivered from all his transgressions. Meanwhile therefore he prays that YHWH will restore him to health, while recognis...
Psalms 39:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 39:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Jeduthun was one of those who led the sacred song in the house of God in David's day, and, long afterwards, we find the son of Jeduthun stil...
Psalms 39:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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,...
Psalms 39:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Psalms 39:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 39:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Psalms 39:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 16:7 ; 2 Samuel 16:8 ; Joel 2:17 ; Joel 2:19 ; Micah 7:19 ; Matthew 1:21 ; Psalms 119:39 ; Psalms 130:8 ; Psalms 25:11 ; Psalms 25:18 ; Psalms 35:21 ; Psalms 44:13 ; Psalms 51:1...

Psalms 39:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 39:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 39:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 39:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 39:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 39:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 39:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 39:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 39:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 39:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 39:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 39:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 39:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 39:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 39:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 39:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge