Psalms 39:9

Dumb. Compare v. 2.

Because thou didst it. The psalmist attempted to solve his problem by a blind submission to the will of God. Many attempt to solve the problem of suffering in the same way. They try to convince themselves that if God sends the punishment, it must be right and good. Like the psalmist, they do not understand the true philosophy of suffering (see on Ps. 38:3). Instead of recognizing Satan as the true author of disease and affliction, and God as the one who is working out the devices of the enemy for the good of the sufferer, they see disease and death as proceeding from God, as punishment arbitrarily inflicted on account of transgression.