Psalm 39:13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. The consideration that at death we are to go from hence, so as to be here no more, is that which makes life upon earth of the greatest moment, and what even good men may sometimes pray to have continued a while longer, that they may be better prepared for their everlasting remove. This the psalmist here does, from the consideration mentioned; having but one life wherein to prepare for an endless state, how earnest was he that it might not conclude till his work was finished, as it was to be done now or never. I. THE NOTION UNDER, WHICH DEATH IS REPRESENTED, a going hence. II. HOW, WHEN ONCE GONE, WE ARE TO BE NO MORE. III. WHEREIN OUR STRENGTH LIES FOR GOING HENCE. IV. HOW MUCH WE ARE CONCERNED TO PRAY THAT GOD WOULD SPARE US, TO GET OR RECOVER STRENGTH PREPARATORY TO OUR FINAL REMOVE. V. THAT THIS IS THE GREAT THING GOOD MEN HAVE IN THEIR EYE IN DESIRING LIFE, VI. WHEN THEY MAY BE LED TO PRAY THAT GOD WOULD SPARE THEM. VII. THE USE OF THE WHOLE. (D. Wilcox.) Parallel Verses KJV: O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. |
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