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
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 39:7-13
The psalmist, having meditated on the shortness and uncertainty of life, and the vanity and vexation of spirit that attend all the comforts of life, here, in these verses, turns his eyes and heart heaven-ward. When there is no solid satisfaction to be had in the creature it is to be found in God, and in communion with him; and to him we should be driven by our disappointments in the world. David here expresses, I. His dependence on God, Ps. 39:7. Seeing all is vanity, and man himself is so, 1.... read more