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 (vv. Psalms 39:8, Psalms 39:11). Suffering is a reminder of how fleeting human life is. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 39:4 To really understand how brief life is would protect the singer from wasting his life in pursuing wealth. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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. LOOK AWAY (v. Psalms 39:13) asks God to turn away his angry gaze. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.ge [ Continue Reading ]