Psalm 39:1-13 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:9

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ,.... This refers either to his former silence, before he broke it, Psalm 39:1 , or to what he after that came into again, when he had seen the folly of his impatience, the frailty of his life, the vanity of man, and all human affairs, and had been directed to place his hope and confidence in the Lord, Psalm 39:5 ; or to the present frame of his mind, and his future conduct, he had resolved upon; and may be rendered, "I am dumb"; or "will be dumb, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:10

Remove thy stroke away from me ,.... The psalmist still considers his affliction as coming from the hand of God, as his stroke upon him, and which lay as a heavy burden on him, and which God only could remove; and to him he applies for the removal of it, who is to be sought unto by his people to do such things for them; nor is such an application any ways contrary to that silence and patience before expressed; I am consumed by the blow of thine hand ; meaning either that his flesh was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:11

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity ,.... The psalmist illustrates his own case, before suggested, by the common case and condition of men, when God corrects them; which he has a right to do, as the Father of spirits, and which he does with rebukes; sometimes with rebukes of wrath, with furious rebukes, rebukes in flames of fire, as the men of the world; and sometimes with rebukes of love, the chastenings of a father, as his own dear children; and always for iniquity,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:12

Hear my prayer, O Lord ,.... Which was, that he would remove the affliction from him that lay so hard and heavy upon him; and give ear unto my cry ; which shows the distress he was in, and the vehemency with which he put up his petition to the Lord; hold not thy peace at my tears ; which were shed in great plenty, through the violence of the affliction, and in his fervent prayers to God; see Hebrews 5:7 ; for I am a stranger with thee ; not to God, to Christ, to the Spirit,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:13

O spare me ,.... Or "look from me" F6 השע ממני "respice aliorsum a me", Gejerus; "averte visum a me", Michaelis. ; turn away thy fierce countenance from me; or "cease from me F7 "Desine a me", Pagninus; "desiste a me", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; "cessa a me", Vatablus. , and let me alone"; as in Job 10:20 ; from whence the words seem to be taken, by what follows: that I may recover strength ; both corporeal and spiritual: before I go hence ; out of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:1

I said, I will take heed to my ways - I must be cautious because of my enemies; I must be patient because of my afflictions; I must be watchful over my tongue, lest I offend my God, or give my adversaries any cause to speak evil of me. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:2

I held any peace, even from good - " I ceased from the words of the law," says the Chaldee. I spoke nothing, either good or bad. I did not even defend myself. My sorrow was stirred - My afflictions increased, and I had an exacerbation of pain. It is a hard thing to be denied the benefit of complaint in sufferings, as it has a tendency to relieve the mind, and indeed, in some sort, to call off the attention from the place of actual suffering: and yet undue and extravagant complaining... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:3

My heart was hot within me - A natural feeling of repressed grief. While I was musing - What was at first a simple sensation of heat produced a flame; the fire broke out that had long been smothered. It is a metaphor taken from vegetables, which, being heaped together, begin to heat and ferment, if not scattered and exposed to the air; and will soon produce a flame, and consume themselves and every thing within their reach. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:4

Lord, make me to know mine end - I am weary of life; I wish to know the measure of my days, that I may see how long I have to suffer, and how frail I am. I wish to know what is wanting to make up the number of the days I have to live. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:5

My days as a handbreadth - My life is but a span; σπιθαμη του βιου . And mine age is as nothing - כאין keein , as if at were not before thee. All time is swallowed up in thy eternity. Verily every man at his best state - נצב אדם כל col adam nitstab , "every man that exists, is vanity." All his projects, plans, schemes, etc., soon come to nothing. His body also moulders with the dust, and shortly passes both from the sight and remembrance of men. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 39:5

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