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Psalms 39

1 David uttereth with what great grief and bitterness of mind he was driven to these outrageous complaints of his infirmities 2 For he confesseth that when he had determined silence, that he brast forth yet into words that he would not, through the greatness of his grief 4 Then he rehearseth certain requests which taste of the infirmity of man, 8 And mixeth with them many prayers, but all do show a mind wonderfully troubled, that it may plainly appear how he did strive mightily against death and desperation.
1.I thought, bI will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth bridled, while the wicked is in my sight.
2.I was dumme and spake nothing: I kept silence even from good, cand my sorrow was more stirred.
3.Mine heart was hot within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindled, and dI spake with my tongue, saying,
4.Lord, let me know mine end, and the measure of my dayes, what it is: let me know how long I have to live.
5.Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age as nothing in respect of thee: surely every man in his best state is altogether evanity. Sélah.
6.Douteles man walketh in a shadow, and disquieteth him self in vain: he heapeth up riches, and can not tel who shal gather them.
7.And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is even in thee.
8.Deliver me from all my transgressions, and make me not a rebuke unto the ffoolish.
9.I should have been dumme, and not have opened my mouth, because gthou didest it.
10.Take thy plague away from me: for I am consumed by the stroke of thine hand.
11.When thou with rebukes doest chastise man for iniquity, thou as a moth hmakest his ibeautie to consume: surely every man is vanitie. Sélah.
12.Hear my praier, ô Lord, and hearken unto my cry: keep not silence at my tears, for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers.
13.Stay thine anger from me, that I maie recover my strength, kbefore I go hence and be not.

Notes

1-b.
Albeit he had appointed with himself patiently to have tarried God's leisure, yet the vehemencie of his pain caused him to break his purpose.
2-c.
Though when the wicked ruled, he thought to have kept silence, yet his zeal caused him to change his mind.
3-d.
He confesses that he grudged against God, considering the greatness of his sorrows, and the shortness of his life.
5-e.
Yet David offended in that that he reasoned with God, as though that he were too severe toward his weak creature.
8-f.
Make me not a mocking stock to the wicked, or wrap me not up with the wicked, when they are put to shame.
9-g.
Seeing my troubles came of your providence, I ought to have endured them patiently.
11-h.
Though your open plagues light not evermore upon them, yet your secret curse continually frets them.
11-i.
The word signifies all that he desires, as health, force, strength, beauty, and in whatsoever he has delight, so that the rod of God takes away all that is desired in this world.
13-k.
For his sorrow caused him to think that God would destroy him utterly: whereby we see how hard it is for the very Saints to keep a measure in their words, when death and despair assail them.