E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:17
halt. Compare Psalms 35:15 and Genesis 32:31 . read more
Psalm 38
E.W. Bullinger
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:18
sin. Hebrew. chata'. App-44 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:20
evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 . To the chief Musician. See App-64 . even to Jeduthun. See App-65 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 38:1
PSALM 38PRAYER OF A SUFFERING PENITENTThe chapter heading here is the one found in the superscription, which also names David as the author. As Delitzsch observed:"The occasion was David's adultery (2 Samuel 12:14); and Psalms 6; Psalms 38; Psalms 51; and Psalms 32 form a chronological series. Here, David is distressed both in mind and in body, forsaken by his friends, and regarded by his foes as one who is cast off forever. The fire of divine anger burns within him like a fever; and the divine... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 38:11
THE REACTION OF OTHERS"My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague;And my kinsmen stand afar off.They also that seek after my life lay snares for me;And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things,And meditate deceits all the day long.But I, as a deaf man, hear not;And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.Yea, I am as a man that heareth not,And in whose mouth are no reproofs.For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope:Thou wilt answer, O Lord, my God.For I said, Lest they rejoice... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 38:17
RECAPITULATION OF PS. 38:1-10"For I am ready to fall, and my sorrow is continually before me.For I will declare mine iniquity;I will be sorry for my sin."These verses also plead certain reasons why God might consent to forgive David."For I am ready to fall" (Psalms 38:17). He is at his row's end. His power to go onward is about exhausted. If God does not help now, he is doomed. This is reason (1)."My sorrow is continually before me" (Psalms 38:17). My grief is overwhelming me. This is reason... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 38:19
A RECAPITULATION OF VERSES 11-16"But mine enemies are lively and strong:And they that hate me are wrongfully multiplied.They also that render evil for goodAre adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.""Mine adversaries, etc." (Psalms 38:19-20). The fact that David's enemies were multiplied against him and threatening to destroy him was a source of the utmost anxiety on David's part. This is reason (4)."Because I follow the thing that is good" (Psalms 38:20). The only thing... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 38:21
THE CONCLUSION"Forsake me not, O Jehovah:O my God, be not far from me.Make haste to help me,O Lord, my salvation."Again we have in this verse that triple name for God which we noted in Psalms 38:15. The logic, the skill, the persistence, and the earnest urgency of this prayer have been the marvel of all who ever studied it. [~'Elohiym] is the all-powerful Creator; Jehovah is the covenant God of Israel, and Lord is the personal Master whom all of God's people are pledged to serve, to honor, and... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 38:1
Psalms 38:0. David moveth God to take compassion of his pitiful case. A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Title. להזכיר לדוד מזמור mizmor ledavid lehazkiir. A psalm of David, &c.— David's memorial psalm, Whether David really laboured under any grievous sickness which gave occasion to this psalm; or whether, under the representation of a sick man, he poetically describes his own lamentable distress; this psalm was composed by him, to put him in remembrance of that affliction, with... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:15
hear = answer. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . read more