Psa 38:9 Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. Ver. 9. Lord, all my desire is before thee ] Confused desires, broken requests, if from a broken spirit, are upon the file of heaven, and stand before God till they may have an answer. And my groaning is not hid from thee ] No, not my breathing, Lamentations 3:56 . God can feel breath; but the groanings of his people go to his heart. read more
Psa 38:10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. Ver. 10. My heart panteth ] Heb. runneth about, or is tossed to and fro, circuivit cor meum, inordinate movetur, et non quiescit, saith Aben Ezra. The Hebrew word signifieth such a kind of motion as that of merchants, who run up and down from one country to another. Also the two last radicals are doubled; to note that it is more than an ordinary stirring and motion of the spirit,... read more
Psa 38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. Ver. 11. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore ] Heb. my stroke, which, therefore, some Jewish doctors will have to be the leprosy, which was noisome and contagious; and, therefore, by the law of God, none were to come near such, Prae horrore detrectantes accedere (Trem.). So among the Persians none might come near a Pisaga (so they called a leper), and therefore Megabyzus, having offended... read more
Psa 38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. Ver. 12. They also that seek after my life ] That seek and would suck my blood. As his friends were slack to help him, so his foes were active to hurt him. This David relateth before the Lord, that he may pity him, and be so much the more engaged to him; for he knew that where human help faileth divine beginneth. Speak mischievous things ]... read more
Psa 38:13 But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth. Ver. 13. But I, as a deaf man, heard not ] But possessed any soul in patience; in quietness and confidence was my strength, Isaiah 30:15 . As they were masters of their tongues, so was I of mine ears. He that cannot bear calumnies, reproaches, and injuries, cannot live, saith Chytraeus; let him even make up his pack, and get him out of the world. Virus Theodorus sends to advise with Melancthon... read more
Psa 38:14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs. Ver. 14. Thus I was as a man that heareth not ] He doubleth his speech, to show his holy pertinace in a prudent and patient silence, though greatly provoked. David was, as it is reported of Severus, the emperor, επιμελης των πρακτεων , careful of what was to be done by him, but careless of what was said of him by others. As Augustus, he did but laugh at the satires and buffooneries published against him. He... read more
Psa 38:15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. Ver. 15. For in thee, O Lord, do I hope ] This was the ground of his patience, and differenced it from that of heathens, which was rather pertinace than patience, and came not from a right principle. Thou wilt hear ] Or answer; and, therefore, what need is there of my answer? read more
Psa 38:16 For I said, [Hear me], lest [otherwise] they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify [themselves] against me. Ver. 16. For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise, &c. ] He spread their vile speeches before the Lord, as afterwards good Hezekiah did Rabshakeh’s letter; and as it was said of Charles V., that he spake more to God than to men; so did David. His former silence, therefore, was not either from stupidity (a sheep bitten by a dog is as sensible thereof as a... read more
Psa 38:17 For I [am] ready to halt, and my sorrow [is] continually before me. Ver. 17. For I am ready to halt ] i.e. To misbehave mysetf and so to mar a good cause by ill-managing it, and then what will become of thy great name? This is a very forcible motive to prevail with a jealous and just God. And my sorrow is continually before me ] That is, my sin, as Ecclesiastes 11:10 : or, my sorrow, but much more my sin the cause of it. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 38:8
Psa 38:8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. Ver. 8. I am feeble and sore broken ] Through the length and nature of my distemper, Isaiah 38:10 ; Isaiah 38:12 . The same Hebrew word signifieth pining sickness and a thrum, because of the thinness and weakness of it. I have roared ] But not repined. This nature prompteth to, when we are in extremity; and grace is not against it. read more