The last verse of this Psalm could sound as if the Psalmist is asking God not to pay any attention to him so that he could have a little enjoyment before death. However, what the Psalmist is saying isn't that he wants God to ignore him but that God would not look at him in judgment in what time he has left. Looking at the whole of this Psalm the Psalmist wants God's help and not the judgment that he deserves. What the Psalmist is asking for is mercy but just in a different way. The Benson Commentary indicated that the Psalmist wants time to make things better before the end. The phrasing at the end is a quote from Job 10:21, which is interesting considering the turmoil the Psalmist seems to be going through.
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