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Verse Psalms 39:4. _LORD, MAKE ME TO KNOW MINE END_] I am weary of
life; I wish to know _the measure of my days_, that I may see how long
I have to suffer, and _how frail_ I am. I wish to know what is...
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LORD, MAKE ME TO KNOW MINE END - This expresses evidently the
substance of those anxious and troubled thoughts Psalms 39:1 to which
he had been unwilling to give utterance. His thoughts turned on the...
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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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FRAIL. short lived....
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His prayer is not that he may know how much of life is left him; as
the P.B.V. _that I may be certified how long I have to live_,
paraphrasing the LXX. ἵνα γνῶ τί ὑστερῶ ἐγώ :
_ut sciam quid desit mih...
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Silence has proved impossible. He must give vent to his emotions, and
he breaks out into a prayer that he may be taught so to understand the
frailty of his life and the vanity of human aims, that he m...
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DISCOURSE: 568
THE SHORTNESS OF HUMAN LIFE
Psalms 39:4. _Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my
days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast
made my days as an h...
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LORD, MAKE ME TO KNOW MINE END, &C.— _The Lord hath shewn me my end,
and the measure of my days what it is: I know how perishing I am._
Mudge; who observes, that this translation seems much better to...
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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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_LORD, MAKE ME TO KNOW MINE END, AND THE MEASURE OF MY DAYS, WHAT IT
IS; THAT I MAY KNOW HOW FRAIL I AM._
Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it
is. Not a pious prayer su...
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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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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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Rhythmically and from every other reason the psalm onward from this
verse must be treated as the utterance to which the poet’s feelings
have at length driven him.
HOW FRAIL I AM. — This is to be prefe...
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_[Psalms 39:5]_ הֹודִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀
קִצִּ֗י וּ מִדַּ֣ת...
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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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What a devout prayer this is, and what blessedness is intended in the
discovery. Observe what the object of the petition is; not to know the
hour of death, or the place of departure, or the means God...
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Psalms 38
_ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_).
PSALMS 38-40 = _ Day 8_ (_Morning_)....
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4._O Jehovah! cause me to know my end. _It appears from this, that
David was transported by an improper and sinful excess of passion,
seeing he finds fault with God. This will appear still more clearl...
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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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LORD, MAKE ME TO KNOW MINE END,.... Not Christ, the end of the law for
righteousness, as Jerom interprets it; nor how long he should live,
how many days, months, and years more; for though they are kn...
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LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it
[is; that] I may know how frail I [am].
Ver. 4. _Lord, make me to know mine end_] This Austin expoundeth of
heaven, the end of all...
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_Lord, make me to know mine end_ The end of my life, as is evident
from the following words; _and the measure of my days, what it is _
How short it is; or, how near is the period of the days of my lif...
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Lord, make me to know mine end, give him the proper understanding of
the vanity of this earthly life and the quickness with which it is cut
off, AND THE MEASURE OF MY DAYS, WHAT IT IS, that this measu...
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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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HOW FRAIL:
Or, what time I have here...
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1-6 If an evil thought should arise in the mind, suppress it.
Watchfulness in the habit, is the bridle upon the head; watchfulness
in acts, is the hand upon the bridle. When not able to separate from...
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This verse contains either,
1. A correction of himself for his impatient motions or speeches, and
his retirement to God for relief under these perplexing and sadding
thoughts. Or,
2. A declaration o...
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Psalms 39:4 LORD H3068 know H3045 (H8685) end H7093 measure H4060 days
H3117 know H3045 (H8799) frail...
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2). HIS CONCERN WAS WITH HIS AWARENESS OF HIS OWN FRAILTY AND OF THE
FACT THAT LIFE APPEARS ON THE WHOLE TO BE VAIN AND THAT A MAN DOES NOT
KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE POSSESSIONS THAT HE HAS BUILT U...
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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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_My heart was but within me; while I was musing, the fire burned: then
spake I with my tongue, Lord, make me to know mine end, and the
measure of my days, what it is, that I may know how frail I am._...
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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 39:4 To really understand how brief life is
would protect the singer from wasting his life in pursuing wealth.
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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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Job 14:13; Psalms 11:1; Psalms 90:12...
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My end — Make me sensible of the shortness and uncertainly of life,
and the near approach of death....