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Suppressed Feelings Intensify
Multiple commentators, including Barnes and Spurgeon, highlight that David's attempt to suppress his feelings only made them more intense. His inner turmoil is described as a fire that burned hotter because it was contained. This serves as a powerful reminder that bottling up profound grief or frustration is spiritually and emotionally dangerous; a healthy outlet, especially turning to God, is essential.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 39:3
18th Century
Theologian
My heart was hot within me – My mind became more and more excited; my feelings more and more intense. The attempt to suppress my em…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 39:3
19th Century
Bishop
The fire burned.—The attempt at repression only makes the inward flame of feeling burn the more fiercely, until at last it is too …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 39:3
19th Century
Preacher
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned:
There was an inward friction; his griefs kept revolving until his h…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 39:3
16th Century
Theologian
My heart became hot within me. He now illustrates the greatness of his grief by introducing a simile, telling us that his sorrow, being in…
John Gill
On Psalms 39:3
17th Century
Pastor
My heart was hot within me
Either with zeal for God; or rather with envy at the prosperity of wicked men, and with i…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 39:1–6
17th Century
Minister
If an evil thought should arise in the mind, suppress it. Watchfulness as a habit is the bridle upon the head; watchfulness in actions is the hand …