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Psalms 38:16
Psalms 38:16
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Psalms 38 — OverviewPsalms 38 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is one of the penitential psalms; it is full of grief and
complaint from the beginning to the end. David's sins and his
afflictions are the cause of his grief and the matter of his
complaints. It should…Psalms 38 — OverviewPsalms 38 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 38:1, David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case.Psalms 38 — OverviewPsalms 38 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePsalm of David, to bring to remembrance. This psalm was composed by David under some sore affliction, and when in great distress of mind by reason of sin, perhaps his sin with Bathsheba; and was written as a memorial of…Psalms 38:12-22Psalms 38:12-22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn these verses,
I. David complains of the power and malice of his enemies, who, it
should seem, not only took occasion from the weakness of his body and
the trouble of his mind to insult over him, but took…Psalms 38:16Psalms 38:16 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeFor I said: Psalms 13:3-4, Psalms 35:24-26
foot: Psalms 94:18; Deuteronomy 32:35
magnify: Psalms 35:26