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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, LORD, make me to know mine end, 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; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 39:1
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ לידיתון לִֽידוּתוּן מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃lamenatzecha-lydytvn-liydvtvn-mizemvor-ledavid
KJV: I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
AKJV: I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
ASV: I said, I will take heed to my ways,
YLT: To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'
Exposition: Psalms 39:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:2
Hebrew
אָמַרְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָה דְרָכַי מֵחֲטוֹא בִלְשׁוֹנִי אֶשְׁמְרָה לְפִי מַחְסוֹם בְּעֹד רָשָׁע לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃'amaretiy-'eshemerah-derakhay-mechatvo'-vileshvoniy-'eshemerah-lefiy-machesvom-ve'od-rasha'-lenegediy
KJV: I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
AKJV: I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
ASV: I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good;
YLT: I was dumb with silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:2
Psalms 39:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 39:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:3
Hebrew
נֶאֱלַמְתִּי דוּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי מִטּוֹב וּכְאֵבִי נֶעְכָּֽר׃ne'elametiy-dvmiyah-hechesheytiy-mitvov-vkhe'eviy-ne'ekhar
KJV: My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
AKJV: My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spoke I with my tongue,
ASV: My heart was hot within me;
YLT: Hot is my heart within me, In my meditating doth the fire burn, I have spoken with my tongue.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:3
Psalms 39:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 39:3
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Exposition: Psalms 39:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:4
Hebrew
חַם־לִבִּי ׀ בְּקִרְבִּי בַּהֲגִיגִי תִבְעַר־אֵשׁ דִּבַּרְתִּי בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃cham-liviy- -veqireviy-vahagiygiy-tive'ar-'esh-divaretiy-vileshvoniy
KJV: LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
AKJV: LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
ASV: Jehovah, make me to know mine end,
YLT: `Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days--what it is ,' I know how frail I am .
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:4
Psalms 39:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 39:4
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Exposition: Psalms 39:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:5
Hebrew
הוֹדִיעֵנִי יְהוָה ׀ קִצִּי וּמִדַּת יָמַי מַה־הִיא אֵדְעָה מֶה־חָדֵל אָֽנִי׃hvodiy'eniy-yehvah- -qitziy-vmidat-yamay-mah-hiy'-'ede'ah-meh-chadel-'aniy
KJV: Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
AKJV: Behold, you have made my days as an handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: truly every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
ASV: Behold, thou hast made my daysas handbreadths;
YLT: Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age is as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity is every man set up. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:5
Psalms 39:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Psalms 39:5
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- Behold
- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 39:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:6
Hebrew
הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת ׀ נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּֽל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶֽלָה׃hineh-tefachvot- -natatah-yamay-vechelediy-khe'ayin-negedekha-'akhe-khal-hevel-khal-'adam-nitzav-selah
KJV: Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
AKJV: Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them.
ASV: Surely every man walketh in a vain show;
YLT: Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, in vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:6
Psalms 39:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 39:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:7
Hebrew
אַךְ־בְּצֶלֶם ׀ יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־אִישׁ אַךְ־הֶבֶל יֶהֱמָיוּן יִצְבֹּר וְֽלֹא־יֵדַע מִי־אֹסְפָֽם׃'akhe-vetzelem- -yitehalekhe-'iysh-'akhe-hevel-yehemayvn-yitzevor-velo'-yeda'-miy-'osefam
KJV: And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
AKJV: And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in you.
ASV: And now, Lord, what wait I for?
YLT: And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope--it is of Thee.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:7
Psalms 39:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 39:7
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- Psalms 39:7
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- Lord
Exposition: Psalms 39:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:8
Hebrew
וְעַתָּה מַה־קִּוִּיתִי אֲדֹנָי תּוֹחַלְתִּי לְךָ הִֽיא׃ve'atah-mah-qiviytiy-'adonay-tvochaletiy-lekha-hiy'
KJV: Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
AKJV: Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
ASV: Deliver me from all my transgressions:
YLT: From all my transgressions deliver me, A reproach of the fool make me not.
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Psalms 39:8
Psalms 39:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 39:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:9
Hebrew
מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעַי הַצִּילֵנִי חֶרְפַּת נָבָל אַל־תְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃mikhal-fesha'ay-hatziyleniy-cherefat-naval-'al-teshiymeniy
KJV: I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
AKJV: I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because you did it.
ASV: I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;
YLT: I have been dumb, I open not my mouth, Because Thou--Thou hast done it .
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Psalms 39:9
Psalms 39:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 39:9
Exposition: Psalms 39:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:10
Hebrew
נֶאֱלַמְתִּי לֹא אֶפְתַּח־פִּי כִּי אַתָּה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃ne'elametiy-lo'-'efetach-fiy-khiy-'atah-'ashiyta
KJV: Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
AKJV: Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand.
ASV: Remove thy stroke away from me:
YLT: Turn aside from off me Thy stroke, From the striving of Thy hand I have been consumed.
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Psalms 39:10
Psalms 39:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 39:10
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Exposition: Psalms 39:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:11
Hebrew
הָסֵר מֵעָלַי נִגְעֶךָ מִתִּגְרַת יָדְךָ אֲנִי כָלִֽיתִי׃haser-me'alay-nige'ekha-mitigerat-yadekha-'aniy-khaliytiy
KJV: When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
AKJV: When you with rebukes do correct man for iniquity, you make his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
ASV: When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,
YLT: With reproofs against iniquity, Thou hast corrected man, And dost waste as a moth his desirableness, Only, vanity is every man. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:11Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:11
Psalms 39:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 39:11
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- Psalms 39:11
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 39:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:12
Hebrew
בְּֽתוֹכָחוֹת עַל־עָוֺן ׀ יִסַּרְתָּ אִישׁ וַתֶּמֶס כָּעָשׁ חֲמוּדוֹ אַךְ הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם סֶֽלָה׃vetvokhachvot-'al-'avn- -yisareta-'iysh-vatemes-kha'ash-chamvdvo-'akhe-hevel-khal-'adam-selah
KJV: Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
AKJV: Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
ASV: Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry;
YLT: Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 39:12
Psalms 39:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 39:12
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 39:12
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ray
Exposition: Psalms 39:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 39:13
Hebrew
שִֽׁמְעָה־תְפִלָּתִי ׀ יְהוָה וְשַׁוְעָתִי ׀ הַאֲזִינָה אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִי אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ כִּי גֵר אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ תּוֹשָׁב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָֽי׃shime'ah-tefilatiy- -yehvah-veshave'atiy- -ha'aziynah-'el-dime'atiy-'al-techerash-khiy-ger-'anokhiy-'imakhe-tvoshav-khekhal-'avvotay
KJV: O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
AKJV: O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
ASV: Oh spare me, that I may recover strength,
YLT: Look from me, and I brighten up before I go and am not!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 39:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 39:13
Psalms 39:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 39:13
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 39:13
Exposition: Psalms 39:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Psalms 39:1
- Psalms 39:2
- Psalms 39:3
- Psalms 39:4
- Psalms 39:5
- Psalms 39:6
- Psalms 39:7
- Psalms 39:8
- Psalms 39:9
- Psalms 39:10
- Psalms 39:11
- Psalms 39:12
- Psalms 39:13
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Behold
- Selah
- Lord
- Ray
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Psalms 39:1
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