Click here to read PSALM 39 in poetic form.
Background
Like Psalm 38, this shows the sufferings the Messiah would endure and overcome so that he could reign as King. Psalm 39 shows man’s need for God’s help.
This Psalms is separated into three sections by the Hebrew term “Selah,” which means to pause. Some Bible teachers say this connected the truths that come before and after the term.
Structure
(Verses 1-5) Man’s brief life on earth
Pause
(Verses 6-11) Man’s hopelessness without God
Pause
(Verses 12,13) Prayer to God for help
Key Scriptures
Verse 7—“And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.” Jesus Christ trusted that his Father would raise him from the dead. His hope was in God.
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