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Verse Psalms 39:8. _DELIVER ONE FROM ALL MY TRANSGRESSIONS_] I seek
the pardon of my sins; I expect it from thy _mercy_. Grant it, "that I
be not the reproach of the foolish," (the godless and the pr...
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DELIVER ME FROM ALL MY TRANSGRESSIONS - Recognising, as in Psalms
38:3, his sins as the source of all his troubles and sorrows. If his
transgressions were forgiven, he felt assured that his trouble wo...
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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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TRANSGRESSIONS. Hebrew. _pasha'._
THE FOOLISH. a foolish one....
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The Psalmist prays to be delivered not merely from his present
afflictions but from the power of the sins which he recognises as the
cause of them. Sin gets hold of its victim and brings him into
puni...
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Man's life being thus transient, and earthly treasures thus deceitful,
the Psalmist turns to God, as the one sure stay in life....
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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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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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THE FOOLISH] those who have mocked at his troubles....
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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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Here the psalmist recurs to his initial thought, but lets us see
deeper down into his heart. It was no mere fancy that if he gave vent
to his feelings the wicked might find cause for reproach; the cau...
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_[Psalms 39:9]_ מִ כָּל ־פְּשָׁעַ֥י
הַצִּילֵ֑נִי חֶרְפַּ֥ת...
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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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Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the
(f) foolish.
(f) Do not make me a laughing stock to the wicked, wrap me up with the
wicked when they are put to shame....
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Head, or beginning, (Genesis i., John i., and viii. 25.; St. Jerome,
&c.) or at the commencement of this book of Psalms, (St. Augustine) or
rather in the whole Bible. (Calmet) --- Kephalis denotes a v...
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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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Psalms 38
_ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_).
PSALMS 38-40 = _ Day 8_ (_Morning_)....
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8._Deliver me from all my sins. _In this verse the Psalmist still
continues his godly and holy prayer. He is now no longer carried away
by the violence of his grief to murmur against God, but, humbly...
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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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DELIVER ME FROM ALL MY TRANSGRESSIONS,.... Which were the cause and
occasion of all his distresses, inward and outward; and the
deliverance prayed for includes a freedom from the dominion of sin,
whic...
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Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the
foolish.
Ver. 8. _Deliver me from all my transgressions_] But especially from
that of impatiently desiring to die out of discont...
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_Deliver me from all my transgressions_ That I may not be disappointed
of my hopes of enjoying thee and thy favour, which is the chief thing
I desire, pardon and deliver me from all my sins, which sta...
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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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Deliver me from all my transgressions, which, as he knew, furnished
abundant reasons for his own sufferings; MAKE ME NOT THE REPROACH OF
THE FOOLISH, a target for the scorn of fools, whose mockery wou...
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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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DELIVER ME FROM ALL MY TRANSGRESSIONS; that I may not be disappointed
of my hopes of enjoying thee and thy favour, which is the only thing
that I desire, pardon all my sins, which stand like a thick c...
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Psalms 39:8 Deliver H5337 (H8685) transgressions H6588 make H7760
(H8799) reproach H2781 foolish H5036
Deliver -...
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3). HIS SOLUTION LIES IN HOPING IN YHWH AND WALKING RIGHTLY BEFORE
HIM, BEING DELIVERED FROM ALL HIS TRANSGRESSIONS. MEANWHILE THEREFORE
HE PRAYS THAT YHWH WILL RESTORE HIM TO HEALTH, WHILE RECOGNISIN...
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Psalms 39:1. _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._
This is what David said; what he had deliberately...
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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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To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Jeduthun
was one of those who led the sacred song in the house of God in
David's day, and, long afterwards, we find the son of Jeduthun still...
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To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. David
dedicated some Psalms to Asaph, and one or two to Jeduthun. Some of
this chief musician's family appear to have remained singers as lat...
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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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_While I was musing the fire burned._
THE PLACE OF FEELING IN RELIGION
David was one who felt, thought and acted strongly. There were no
neutral tints about him. And he felt that he needed to restrai...
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_And now, Lord, what wait I for?_
my hope is in Thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not
the reproach of the foolish.
THE APPEAL AND PRAYER OF A WAITING SOUL
I. His waiting.
1. Wha...
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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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2 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 16:8; Joel 2:17; Joel 2:19; Micah 7:19;...