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A Prayer for a Peaceful End
The psalmist's cry, "O spare me," is not a plea to escape death, but a request for God to ease his suffering before he dies. Commentators explain this as asking God to "look away" or "cease" his affliction, allowing the psalmist to "recover strength" or "become cheerful." It's a deeply human desire to face the end not in overwhelming pain and gloom, but with renewed spirit and a measure of peace.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 39:13
18th Century
Theologian
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
On Psalms 39:13
19th Century
Bishop
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
On Psalm 39:13
19th Century
Preacher
O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
There is much sweet comfort here, though the Psalm read…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 39:13
16th Century
Theologian
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
On Psalms 39:13
17th Century
Pastor
O spare me
Or "look from me" F6 ; turn away your fierce countenance from me; or "cease from me F7
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 39:7–13
17th Century
Minister
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…