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Psalms 39:8 King James Version (KJV)

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.


Psalms 39:8 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

8 Deliver H5337 me from all my transgressions: H6588 make H7760 me not the reproach H2781 of the foolish. H5036


Psalms 39:8 American Standard (ASV)

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.


Psalms 39:8 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

8 From all my transgressions deliver me, A reproach of the fool make me not.


Psalms 39:8 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.


Psalms 39:8 World English Bible (WEB)

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don't make me the reproach of the foolish.


Psalms 39:8 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

8 Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.

Cross Reference

Romans 2:23-24 KJV

Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

2 Samuel 16:7-8 KJV

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

Psalms 51:7-10 KJV

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Commentary on Psalms 39 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 39

Ps 39:1-13. To Jeduthun (1Ch 16:41, 42), one of the chief singers. His name mentioned, perhaps, as a special honor. Under depressing views of his frailty and the prosperity of the wicked, the Psalmist, tempted to murmur, checks the expression of his feelings, till, led to regard his case aright, he prays for a proper view of his condition and for the divine compassion.

1. I said—or, "resolved."

will take heed—watch.

ways—conduct, of which the use of the tongue is a part (Jas 1:26).

bridle—literally, "muzzle for my mouth" (compare De 25:4).

while … before me—in beholding their prosperity (Ps 37:10, 36).

2. even from good—(Ge 31:24), everything.

3. His emotions, as a smothered flame, burst forth.

4-7. Some take these words as those of fretting, but they are not essentially such. The tinge of discontent arises from the character of his suppressed emotions. But, addressing God, they are softened and subdued.

make me to know mine end—experimentally appreciate.

how frail I am—literally, "when I shall cease."

5, 6. His prayer is answered in his obtaining an impressive view of the vanity of the life of all men, and their transient state. Their pomp is a mere image, and their wealth is gathered they know not for whom.

7. The interrogation makes the implied negative stronger. Though this world offers nothing to our expectation, God is worthy of all confidence.

8-10. Patiently submissive, he prays for the removal of his chastisement, and that he may not be a reproach.

11. From his own case, he argues to that of all, that the destruction of man's enjoyments is ascribable to sin.

12, 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.