Bible Commentary

For I said, [Hear me], lest [otherwise] they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify [themselves] against me. 16. For I said, Lest they rejoice over me (R.V.). This was the plea which he urged in his prayer (Psa 25:2; Psa 35:19). The enemies of the godly man rejoice at his calamities, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:16”

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 15. The motive of silence and resignation. in thee do I hope ] Or, for thee do I wait. Patience and hope are inseparable. Cp. Psa 39:7; Mic 7:7. thou wilt hear ] Thou, thou wilt answer. The pronoun is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:15”

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs. 14. Yea, I am become like a man that hath no hearing; And in whose mouth are no arguments. No arguments for his own defence. Cp. Job 23:4, where Job desires to argue with God. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:14”

But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth. 13, 14. Conscious of guilt he must keep silence and commit his cause to God, resigned and patient as though he did not hear the insults, or had no power to answer them. Cp. Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:13”

They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 12. Pitiless enemies beset him. Comp. Psa 35:4; Psa 35:26. mischievous things ] Lit. destructions. See note on Psa 5:9. imagine ] Lit. meditate. Contrast Psa 37:26; Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:12”

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 11. from my sore ] R.V. from my plague. The word is specially used of the plague of leprosy (Lev 13:3, &c.). His friends treat him as a leper, standing over against him, within sight but at a distance. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:11”

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 10. panteth ] R.V. excellently, throbbeth. as for the light of mine eyes &c.] His eyes are dim and dull with weakness and weeping. Cp. Psa 6:7; Psa 13:3, note; Psa 31:9; Job 17:7; Lam … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:10”

Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 9. God knows what he needs (Psa 10:17; Mat 6:8). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 9 14. The neglect of friends and the scorn of enemies augment his sufferings. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:9”

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 8. I am faint and sore bruised (R.V.). Cp. Psa 51:8; Isa 53:5; Isa 53:10. I have roared &c.] Lit. I have roared (Psa 22:1; Psa 32:3; Job 3:24) from the moaning of my heart. The inward moaning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:8”

For my loins are filled with a loathsome [disease]: and [there is] no soundness in my flesh. 7. with a loathsome disease] R.V. with burning; fever and inflammation. Cp. Job 30:27; Job 30:30. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For my bones are filled with a loathsome disease – This would seem to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 38:7”