詩篇 38:1-2 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 38:1-22

Thoughts in affliction. The preacher saith, "In the day of adversity consider" ( Ecclesiastes 7:14 ). We should "call to remembrance"— I. THE HAND OF GOD IN AFFLICTION . Our afflictions may be various, and have various causes. But we should look higher than mere human instrumentality, or the action of natural laws. We should acknowledge the hand of God ( Psalms 38:2 ). What a change this makes l It soothes our resentments. It calms our fears. God sees all. He knows... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 38:1-22

A fearful picture of the sufferings which a great sin can cause. Supposed to be one of David's penitential psalms. I. COMPLICATED MENTAL AND BODILY SUFFERING . ( Psalms 38:1-8 .) 1 . Dread of God ' s further anger. Guilt makes a man full of fear and apprehension ( Psalms 38:1 ). 2 . His sin was realized as an intolerable burden. ( Psalms 38:4 .) A load that he was unable to carry; or a great wave passing over his head and threatening to overwhelm him. 3... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 38:2

For thine arrows stick fast in me . (On the "arrows" of the Almighty, see above, Psalms 7:13 ; and comp. Job 6:4 ; Psalms 18:14 ; Psalms 45:5 ; Psalms 64:7 ; Psalms 77:17 , etc.) It has been maintained that by "God's arrows" only sickness is meant (Hitzig); but the contrary appears from Deuteronomy 32:1-52 :23425. Hengstenberg is right, "The arrows of the Almighty denote all the chastisements of sin depending on God." And thy hand presseth me sore. The verb used is the same in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 38:1

O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath - See the notes at Psalms 6:1, where the same language occurs, except in the change of a single Hebrew “word,” that is, “wrath,” though expressing the same idea.Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure - See the notes at Psalms 6:1. The Hebrew in both is the same, except that in this place the negative particle is omitted, but without affecting the sense. It is not improbable that the one was copied from the other, or that this was composed with the language... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 38:2

For thine arrows stick fast in me - See the notes at Job 6:4. The word rendered “stick fast” - נחת nâchath - means properly to go or come down; to descend; and the literal idea here would be, “thine arrows come down upon me.” It is not so much the idea of their “sticking fast” when in the wound or flesh; it is that they come down upon one, and pierce him. The meaning is, that he was afflicted “as if” God had wounded him with arrows - arrows which pierced deep in his flesh. Compare the notes at... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 38:1-2

Psalms 38:1-2. Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure I confess that I both deserve chastisement and need it, and therefore I do not desire that thou shouldest entirely remove it, but only moderate it: see Psalms 6:1. For thine arrows Thy judgments inflicted on my outward and inward man; stick fast in me Have entered deep into me, as נחיו בי , nichathu bi, is properly rendered; and thy hand presseth me sore תנחת עלי , tinchath gnali, is come down upon me; as when a strong man... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 38:1-22

Psalm 38-39 The cries of the sickThe psalmist David felt that sometimes punishment for his sins took the form of sickness (e.g. Psalms 6:0) or opposition from those who envied or hated him (e.g. Psalms 25:0). Both elements appear again in the prayer of Psalms 38:0, which, being a confession of sin, was suitable to be offered with certain sacrifices.As the suffering David cries to God for mercy, he admits that, because of his sin, he deserves what he has got (38:1-4). He vividly describes the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:1

Title. A Psalm = Mizmor. See App-65 . of David = by David. to bring to remembrance. Used on the Day of Atonement. This group of four Psalms closes the first book, and is similar in character to the four that end the second book. Compare Psalms 38:0 Title (Psalms 38:1 ) with Psalms 70:0 Title (Psalms 70:1 ). Compare Psalms 38:4 , Psalms 38:11 , Psalms 38:22 with Psalms 69:1 , Psalms 69:2 , Psalms 69:8 , Psalms 69:13 . Compare Psalms 40:2 , Psalms 40:3 , Psalms 40:6 , Psalms 40:13-17 , with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:2

arrows . . . hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 38:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 38:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 38:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 38:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 38:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 38:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 38:1-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 38:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 38:1

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