Psalms 39:4
“LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Lord, make me to know mine end,.... Not Christ, the end of the law for righteousness, as Jerom interprets it; nor how…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Lord, make me to know mine end - This expresses evidently the substance of those anxious and troubled thoughts Psa…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 39:1-6
David here recollects, and leaves upon record, the workings of his heart under his afflictions; and it is good for us to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Psalms 39:4-6
Silence has proved impossible. He must give vent to his emotions, and he breaks out into a prayer that he may be taught…
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