Psalm 39:8

Modern

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

Traditional

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

Literal

May You deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of the fool!

Latin

Ab omnibus iniquitatibus meis erue me: opprobrium insipienti dedisti me.

Hebrew

English

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

The idea that rebellion leads to suffering is a common theme in Psalms 32, 38–41.

This prayer for rescue shows the psalmist's discouragement, which comes from not fully understanding his situation.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 44:13
You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
Psalm 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
Micah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
Joel 2:17
Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Psalm 25:11
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
Joel 2:19
And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
Psalm 25:18
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
Psalm 130:8
And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.
Psalm 65:3
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
Psalm 79:4
We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
Psalm 57:3
He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
Psalm 51:7–10
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.