Psalms 39:13

Psalms 39:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
• New International Version (NIV)Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again before I depart and am no more.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Look away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no more!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength, Before I go away and am no more.”

Context of Psalms 39:13

11With rebukes You discipline man for sin; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah. 12“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am Your temporary guest, A sojourner like all my fathers. O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy Before I depart and am no more.”

Psalms 39:13 word by word

הָשַׁ֣ע מִמֶּ֣נִּי וְאַבְלִ֑יגָה בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֵלֵ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O spareשָׁעָהshâ‛âh · to gazeH8159
• me, that I may recover strengthבָּלַגbâlag · be cheerfulH1082
• before I go henceיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212

Cross-references for Psalms 39:13

• Job 10:20Would He not let my few days alone, Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer
• Job 14:5Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You [in Your control], And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].
• Genesis 5:24And [in reverent fear and obedience] Enoch walked with God; and he was not [found among men], because God took him [away to be home with Him].
• Genesis 42:36Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me [by causing the loss] of my children. Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin [from me]. All these things are [working] against me.”
• Job 14:10But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down; Man breathes his last, and where is he?

Commentaries on Psalms 39:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13O spare me - Take me not from this state of probation till I have a thorough preparation for a state of blessedness. This he terms recovering his strength - being restored to the favor and image of God, from which he had fallen. This should be the daily cry of every human spirit: Restore me to thine image, guide me by thy counsel, and then reeeive me to thy glory!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13O spare me - The word used here - from שׁעה shâ‛âh - means “to look;” and then, in connection with the preposition, “to look away from;” and it here means, “Look away from me;” that is, Do not come to inflict death on me. Preserve me. The idea is this: God seemed to have fixed his eyes on him, and to be pursuing him with the expressions of his displeasure (compare Job 16:9); and the psalmist now prays that he would “turn away his eyes,” and leave him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 There is no solid satisfaction to be had in the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him; to him we should be driven by our disappointments. If the world be nothing but vanity, may God deliver us from having or seeking our portion in it. When creature-confidences fail, it is our comfort that we have a God to go to, a God to trust in. We may see a good God doing all, and ordering all events concerning us; and a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Earlier, the psalmist asked God to stay close to him (Psalm 8:21–22). Now, he wants God to leave him alone. This is similar to how Job felt (Job 7:17–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. Consonant with the tenor of the Psalm, he prays for God's compassionate regard to him as a stranger here; and that, as such was the condition of his fathers, so, like them, he may be cheered instead of being bound under wrath and chastened in displeasure.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 39:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death

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Commentaries on Psalms 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings