Salmos 39
Jerome · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Salmos 39:12
What the psalmist means is: As long as I am in this body, I am unhappy. Who of us could say that? If we are octogenarians, we are afraid to die; if we are centenarians and sick besides, still we cling to life and beg for respite. Why do we do that? Because sin gnaws at our conscience. We know that if we leave our body, we are going not to Christ but to hell. On the contrary, what does the apostle say? "I desire to depart and to be with Christ." Give me freedom from anxiety, for after death I am going to be with Christ; even now I long to die. So our psalmist, because he is one who loves the Lord, cries: Unhappy man that I am, because my sojourn is prolonged! — HOMILY ON PSALM 119[120]
Salmos 39:13
Grant me a little time that I may repent for my sins, for in hell no one has the power to confess his sins. — HOMILY ON PSALM 103[104]