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The Pain of Isolation
Commentators emphasize that one of the most painful aspects of the psalmist's suffering is his complete social isolation. Those who should have been closest—friends, loved ones, and relatives—deliberately keep their distance. John Calvin notes that this abandonment by all friends is a 'very severe trial' that greatly intensifies the original affliction.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 38:11
18th Century
Theologian
My lovers - See the notes at (Psalms 31:11). The reference here is to those who professed to be his friends.
And my fr…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 38:11
19th Century
Bishop
Sore is rather stroke, as in margin, or plague. His friends, looking on him as “one smitten of God,” and thinkin…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 38:10–11
19th Century
Preacher
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 38:11
16th Century
Theologian
My friends and my companions stand away from my sore. Here David lists other circumstances to show the severe nature of his misery, so tha…
John Gill
On Psalms 38:11
17th Century
Pastor
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore
As if it was a plague sore, lest they should be infected with it; …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 38:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Nothing will trouble the heart of a good person as much as the sense of God's anger. The way to keep the heart quiet is to keep ourselves in the lo…