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Verse Psalms 39:7. _AND NOW, LORD, WHAT WAIT I FOR?_] Have I any
object of pursuit in life, but to regain thy _favour_ and thine
_image_....
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AND NOW, LORD, WHAT WAIT I FOR? - From the consideration of a vain
world - of the fruitless efforts of man - of what so perplexed,
embarrassed, and troubled him - the psalmist now turns to God, and
lo...
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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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LORD*. The primitive text read "Jehovah". This is one of the 134
places where the _Sopherim_ altered Jehovah to "Adonai". See App-32.
IS. "it [is]...
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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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_AND NOW, LORD, WHAT WAIT I FOR? MY HOPE IS IN THEE_ _ AND NOW, LORD,
WHAT WAIT I FOR? MY HOPE IS IN THEE._
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Here the true
spiritual man resumes the...
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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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WHAT WAIT I FOR?] If life ends in vanity what is there to hope for?
The answer is 'God,' and the meaning is not so much that God will be
the soul's portion in the future life, as that God's presence h...
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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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AND NOW, LORD... — “If such is man’s condition, what,” says
the psalmist, “is my expectation?” We seem to hear the deep sigh
with which the words are uttered; and we must remember that the poet
can tu...
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_[Psalms 39:8]_ וְ עַתָּ֣ה מַה ־קִּוִּ֣יתִי
אֲדֹנָ֑י...
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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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Sacrifice and oblation. Neither bloody nor unbloody sacrifices of the
law will do. (Menochius) --- Pierced ears. Septuagint and St. Paul
read, a body thou hast fitted to me, Hebrews x. 5. (Haydock) --...
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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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7._And now, O Lord! what do I wait for? _David, having acknowledged
that his heart had been too much under the influence of ardent and
impetuous emotion, from which he had experienced great disquietud...
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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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AND NOW, LORD, WHAT WAIT I FOR?.... Look for, or expect, in this view
of things? not long life, since the days of man are so short, and his
age as nothing; not help from man, since he is altogether va...
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And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee.
Ver. 7. _And now, Lord, what wait I for?_] _q.d._ _Absit ergo ut de
istis quisquiliis sim anxius,_ Far be it from me to trouble myself
about thes...
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_And now, Lord, what wait I for?_ &c. Seeing this life, and all its
enjoyments, are so vain and short to all men, and especially to me, I
will never expect nor seek for happiness here from these vanit...
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And now, Lord, what wait I for? Turning away with relief from the
contemplation of earthly vanity, the believer lets his eyes rest upon
the Lord. MY HOPE IS IN THEE, all his trust grounded in Jehovah...
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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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Seeing this life and all its enjoyments are so vain and short to all
men, and especially to me, I will never expect nor seek for happiness
here from these vanities; I will compose myself patiently and...
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Psalms 39:7 Lord H136 wait H6960 (H8765) hope H8431
what wait - Psalms 130:5-6;...
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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 39:6
I. The central superficialness of this age, and of what calls itself
its theology, is that it is so occupied with things of sense or
intellect which do not bear on man's inner nature, that...
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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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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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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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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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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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_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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_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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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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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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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 49:18; Job 13:15; Luke 2:25; Psalms 119:166; Psalms 119:81;...
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Mow Lord — Seeing this life and all its enjoyments are so vain and
short. My hope — I will seek for happiness no where but in God....