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Target the Root, Not the Symptom
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin emphasize that the psalmist's prayer is profound because he doesn't just ask for relief from his troubles. Instead, he targets the root cause: 'Deliver me from all my transgressions.' Scholars explain this teaches believers to trace their miseries back to their source, recognizing that true deliverance comes from dealing with sin through God's forgiveness, not just seeking comfort from its consequences.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 39:8
18th Century
Theologian
Deliver me from all my transgressions - Recognising, as in (Psalms 38:3–5), his sins as the source of all his troubles …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 39:8
19th Century
Bishop
Here the psalmist recurs to his initial thought, but lets us see deeper down into his heart. It was no mere fancy that if he gave vent to his feeli…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 39:8–9
19th Century
Preacher
Make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
That is fine silence when a man w…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 39:8
16th Century
Theologian
Deliver me from all my sins. In this verse, the Psalmist continues his godly and holy prayer. He is no longer carried away by the violence…
John Gill
On Psalms 39:8
17th Century
Pastor
Deliver me from all my transgressions
Which were the cause and occasion of all his distresses, inward and outward; a…
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…