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Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and be no more.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

O spare me - The word used here—from שׁעה shâ‛âh—means “to look;” and then, in connection with the preposition, “to look away from;…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Recover strength. —Better, Let me become cheerful, i.e., look up with a glad look once more on my face, as the angry look…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

That I may recover strength, before I go from here, and be no more.

"Let me be able to take a little nourishment, and to gather my …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Let me alone, that I may recover strength. Literally, it is, cease from me, and therefore some explain it: Let there be a wall ra…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O spare me
Or "look from me" F6 ; turn away your fierce countenance from me; or "cease from me F7

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There is no solid satisfaction to be gained from the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him. We should be driven to…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. The psalmist confe ed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.

    The title is for the…

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