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Verse Psalms 39:13. _O SPARE ME_] Take me not from this _state_ of
_probation_ till I have a thorough preparation for a _state of
blessedness_. This he terms _recovering his strength _- being restore...
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O SPARE ME - The word used here - from שׁעה _shâ‛âh_ - means
“to look;” and then, in connection with the preposition, “to
look away from;” and it here means, “Look away from me;” that
is, Do not com...
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Psalms 39
Deep Soul Exercise in View of Man's Frailty and Nothingness
_ 1. The vanity of life (Psalms 39:1)_
2. Self-judgment and prayer (Psalms 39:7)
This Psalm is connected closely with the prec...
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XXXIX. PRAYER OF A PIOUS ISRAELITE IN DISTRESS.
Psalms 39:3. The poet, afflicted though he is, is silent in presence
of the wicked, lest they should impugn or ridicule God's righteous
government of t...
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RECOVER STRENGTH. be comforted. Hebrew "brighten up"....
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Petition for relief (10, 11) and respite (12, 13)....
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_O spare me_ So Jerome, _parce mihi_. But more exactly, Look away from
me. Cheyne renders, -avert thy frown."
_that I may recover strength_ Lit. _brighten up_, as the sky when the
clouds clear.
Para...
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PSALMS 39
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Lament and Prayer of a Divinely Stricken One.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 39:1-3, How the Stricken One's Resolve to be Silent
is Broken. Stanza II., Psalms 39:4-6, La...
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39:13 strength, (e-9) Or 'brighten up,' as Job 9:27 ; Job 10:20 ....
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This is a Ps. of great pathos and beauty. The writer's sore sickness,
accepted as the punishment of sin (Psalms 39:9), has impressed him
with the frailty and vanity of human life. He refrains at first...
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SPARE ME] lit. 'look away from me,' 'avert thy frown.' RECOVER
STRENGTH] lit. 'brighten up.' The day of life may be short, but the
Psalmist seeks for sunshine while it lasts....
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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RECOVER STRENGTH. — Better, _Let me become cheerful, i.e.,_ look up
with a glad look once more on my face, as the angry look fades from
the Divine countenance.
BEFORE. — Literally, _before I go, and a...
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_[Psalms 39:14]_ הָשַׁ֣ע מִמֶּ֣נִּי וְ
אַבְלִ֑יגָה בְּ...
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Psalms 39:1
PROTRACTED suffering, recognised as chastisement for sin, had wasted
the psalmist's strength. It had been borne for a while in silence, but
the rush of emotion had burst the floodgates. Th...
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THE FLEETING MEASURE OF OUR DAYS
Psalms 39:1
In the opening verses David describes the circumstances out of which
this psalm arose. The presence and prosperity of the wicked stirred
him to the depths...
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Again the circumstances are sorrow and affliction. The attitude of the
sufferer is true dignity. If the psalm be taken in connection with the
preceding one, it marks an advance, perhaps a gain out of...
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O spare me, that I may recover strength, (k) before I go hence, and be
no more.
(k) For his sorrow caused him to think that God would destroy him
completely, by which we see how hard it is for the sa...
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My iniquities. That is, the sins of all mankind, which I have taken
upon me. (Challoner) (Calmet) --- The sins even of those who believe,
are so numerous, that they cannot be seen in particular. We ma...
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I have made no break or interruption in these verses, because the
subject through the whole is one and the same. Under several very
striking and elegant similitudes, the Psalmist in his prayer shows t...
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REFLECTIONS
READER! let our improvements on this solemn meditation of the
Psalmist, (for we are all, as men, equally interested in it), lead out
our thoughts upon the same necessary subject. Have we e...
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_THE PILGRIM’S PRAYER_
‘Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not Thy
peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with Thee, and a sojourner, as
all my fathers were. O spare me, that I ma...
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Psalms 38
_ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_).
PSALMS 38-40 = _ Day 8_ (_Morning_)....
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13_Let me alone, that I may recover strength. _Literally, it is,
_cease from me, _and therefore some explain it, Let there be a wall
raised betwixt us, that thy hand may not reach me. Others read, as...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 38 AND 39.
Psalms 38 and 39 have, as I have said, a distinct and peculiar
character. The deliverance has been sought and looked for by the
upright, and forgivene...
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O SPARE ME,.... Or "look from me" f; turn away thy fierce countenance
from me; or "cease from me g, and let me alone"; as in
Job 10:20; from whence the words seem to be taken, by what follows:
THAT...
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O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no
more.
Ver. 13. _O spare me, that I may recover strength_] _Ut refociller,
reficiar._ Job maketh the like request, Job 10:20. Some...
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_O spare me_ Hebrew, השׁע ממני, _hashang, memenni Desiste a
me, desist_, or _cease from me_, that is, from afflicting me: do not
destroy me; my life at best is short, and full of trouble, and thou
kno...
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O spare me, turning from him the look of His angry face, that I MAY
RECOVER STRENGTH, being cheered in the midst of his troubles, BEFORE I
GO HENCE AND BE NO MORE. Instead of being bound under wrath a...
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THE BELIEVER'S ATTITUDE IN VIEW OF THE APPARENT HAPPINESS OF THE
GODLESS.
To the chief musician, even to Jeduthun, or Ethan, the name of one of
David's chief choristers, who was the leader of a famil...
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7-13 There is no solid satisfaction to be had in the creature; but it
is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him; to him we
should be driven by our disappointments. If the world be nothing...
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SPARE ME; or, _cease from me_, i.e. from afflicting me; do not destroy
me. My life at best is but short and miserable, as I have said, and
thou knowest; sufficient for it is the evil thereof: do not a...
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Psalms 39:13 gaze H8159 (H8685) strength H1082 (H8686) away H3212
(H8799)
spare - Job 10
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Psalms 39:13
These are the closing words of the most beautiful of sacred elegies.
It is the pathetic utterance of a heart not yet subdued to perfect
resignation, yet jealous with a holy jealousy lest...
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This Psalm gives a description of David's experience and conduct when
stretched upon a sick-bed. He appears to have felt impatience working
within him, which I am sorry to say is a very common disease...
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CONTENTS: The psalmist, bowed down with sorrow and sickness, is
burdened with unbelieving thoughts and prays for help.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: We should not feed the fire of discontent b...
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This psalm is inscribed _to Jeduthun,_ leader of one of the choral
bands in the temple. 1 Chronicles 16:41; and bears the name of David.
Psalms 39:5. _Thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth,_ which...
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_O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence and be no
more! _
A PRAYER IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH
I. A departure anticipated. Death is clearly referred to, not
annihilation. The text su...
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_I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue;
I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle._
THOUGHT AND PRAYER UNDER TRIAL
I. Thought under trial.
1. Its utterance repress...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 39:1. This psalm allows those who are
suffering to express their confusion to God. The circumstances of the
suffering are left vague, although there is acknowledgment of sin...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 39:7 The singer asks God to DELIVER him FROM
ALL his TRANSGRESSIONS, thus admitting that he deserves God’s
REBUKES FOR SIN....
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“To the chief musician, to Jeduthun, a psalm of
David.” _Jeduthun_ was one of the leaders of the sacred music in the
time of David (1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 25:6...
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EXPOSITION
THE psalmist, vexed and disgusted with life, feeling a desire to
murmur and complain, but aware that his words are watched, and his
wicked enemies ready to make use of them against him, has...
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Psa 39:1-13. Jeduthun was one of David's musicians, as was Asaph.
I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I
will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me...
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Genesis 42:36; Genesis 5:24; Job 10:20; Job 10:21; Job 14:10;...
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No more — Among the living, or in this world....