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On the Brink of Collapse
Commentators explain that the psalmist feels he is at a breaking point, like someone limping and about to collapse. John Calvin clarifies this is likely a metaphor for being on the brink of spiritual and emotional ruin, not a literal physical ailment. This verse validates the profound sense of weakness and vulnerability believers can experience under the weight of life's burdens.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 38:17
18th Century
Theologian
For I am ready to halt - Margin, as in Hebrew, “for halting.” The word from which the term used here is derived means properly to l…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 38:16–21
19th Century
Preacher
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me. For I am ready to halt…
John Calvin
On Psalms 38:17
16th Century
Theologian
Surely I am ready to halt – this verse has led commentators to suppose that David was afflicted with some ailment, from which he was afrai…
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John Gill
On Psalms 38:17
17th Century
Pastor
For I [am] ready to halt
Meaning either that there was a proneness in him to sin; see (Jeremiah 20:10) ;…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 38:12–22
17th Century
Minister
Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies…