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
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