Psalms 38:1, David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case.
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Psalms 38
Psalms 38 — Overview
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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 · 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 38:1-11Psalms 38:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe title of this psalm is very observable; it is a psalm to bring to
remembrance; the 70th psalm, which was likewise penned in a day of
affliction, is so entitled. It is designed, 1. To bring to his own…Psalms 38:1Psalms 38:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge(Title), This deeply penitential Psalm is supposed to have been composed by David under some grievous affliction, either bodily or mental, or both, after his illicit intercourse with Bathsheba.
to bring: Psalms 70:1…Psalms 38:2Psalms 38:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethine: Psalms 21:12, Psalms 64:7; Job 6:4; Lamentations 3:12
thy hand: Psalms 32:4, Psalms 39:10-11; Deuteronomy 2:15; Ruth 1:13; 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 5:11, 1 Samuel 6:9Psalms 38:2Psalms 38:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleFor thine arrows stick fast in me,.... Meaning either words with which as a father the Lord rebuked him; and which were sharp and cutting, entered into him and abode with him, and gave him much pain and uneasiness; and…