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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 39 To the chief Musician, [even] to Jeduthun, a Psalm of David. Some take Jeduthun to be the name of a musical instrument, as Jarchi, on which, and others the first word of a song, to the tune of which, this psalm was sung, as Aben Ezra; though it seems best, with Kimchi and others, to understand it as the name of the chief musician, to whom this psalm was sent to be made...
John Gill
Lord, make me to know mine end,.... Not Christ, the end of the law for righteousness, as Jerom interprets it; nor how long he should live, how many days, months, and years more; for though they are known of God, they are not to be known by men; but either the end of his afflictions, or his, latter end, his mortal state, that he might be more thoughtful of that, and so less concerned about worldly...
Matthew Henry
David seems to have been in a great strait when he penned this psalm, and, upon some account or other, very uneasy; for it is with some difficulty that he conquers his passion, and composes his spirit himself to take that good counsel which he had given to others (xxxvii.) to rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him, without fretting; for it is easier to give the good advice than to give the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
LORD, If you must speak, address your words to the Lord. So David does, he does not speak to the wicked, but he prays to God most holy. Psa_39:4. Make me to know mine end, Did he wish to die? Perhaps so; you remember that one of the two men who never died once prayed that he might die. Elijah did so; and David does so here, I think, if I put a hard construction on his speech: “Lord, make me to...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; That is, the breadth of your four fingers; all the length of life is to he measured by a span.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Lord, make me to know mine end, It is greatly wise for us to be familiar with our last hours. There is much to be discovered in the shroud, the mattock, and the spade. Psa_39:4. And the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. A bubble is more substantial than I am, — a little handful of dust, easily blown to the wind, rather an appearance than a reality. Ah, me! little do...
Charles H. Spurgeon
LORD, — That was a good beginning of David’s speech. When we turn our burning words towards God, and not towards men, good will come of them. David’s hot heart finds a vent Godward. This was the wisest thing that he could do, cry unto his God. “Lord,” — Psa_39:4. Make me to know mine end, — Did David mean to pray, “Let me die,” like Elias did? I am half afraid that he did, and many a time some of...
Charles H. Spurgeon
LORD, make me to know mine end, That is what you and I are apt to say when we get into a little trouble; we want to die, and get away from it all. We say that we long to be with Christ, but I am afraid that it is often only a lazy wish to share the spoils of victory without fighting the battle, to receive the saints’ wages without doing the saints’ work, and to enter into heaven without the toils...