Jueces 16:28

28 Entonces Sansón oró al SEÑOR: «Oh soberano SEÑOR, acuérdate de mí. Oh Dios, te ruego que me fortalezcas solo una vez más, y déjame de una vez por todas vengarme de los filisteos por haberme sacado los ojos».

Jueces 16:28 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 16:28

And Samson called unto the Lord
In an ejaculatory manner, by mental prayer; though he might possibly express it aloud, without being heard and observed by the people, amidst their noise and mirth; and if it was heard, it might only furnish out more ridicule and contempt; and be it as it may, the prayer must have been preserved by the Lord himself, and given by inspiration to the writer of this book; since there were none that heard it that lived to relate it to others, no, not Samson himself:

and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee;
the office that I bear as judge of Israel, the reproaches cast upon me, and which fall upon thy people, cause, and interest; remember thy lovingkindness, formerly expressed to me, the gracious promises made unto me, and the help and assistance I have had from thee:

and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God;
and it was a prayer of faith, as appears by its being heard, accepted, and answered; and shows that his strength did not come with his hair, but was owing to the immediate communication of it from the Lord:

that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes;
once for all, and no more; take his last and final vengeance on them; or one vengeance for his two eyes, or vengeance for one of his two eyes; either senses will bear. This was said not from a private spirit of revenge for personal injuries; but as a civil magistrate, a judge of Israel, whose office it was to be a revenger, to execute wrath; and though he mentions only his own eyes, yet he suffered the loss of them, and every other indignity and injury, as a public person, the common enemy of the Philistines, and destroyer of their country, and protector of Israel; and in this character he now acted.

Jueces 16:28 In-Context

26 Sansón le dijo al muchacho que lo llevaba de la mano: «Ponme donde pueda tocar las columnas que sostienen el templo, para que me pueda apoyar en ellas».

27 En ese momento el templo estaba lleno de hombres y mujeres; todos los jefes de los filisteos estaban allí, y en la parte alta había unos tres mil hombres y mujeres que se divertían a costa de Sansón.

28 Entonces Sansón oró al SEÑOR: «Oh soberano SEÑOR, acuérdate de mí. Oh Dios, te ruego que me fortalezcas solo una vez más, y déjame de una vez por todas vengarme de los filisteos por haberme sacado los ojos».

29 Luego Sansón palpó las dos columnas centrales que sostenían el templo y se apoyó contra ellas, la mano derecha sobre una y la izquierda sobre la otra.

30 Y gritó: «¡Muera yo junto con los filisteos!» Luego empujó con toda su fuerza, y el templo se vino abajo sobre los jefes y sobre toda la gente que estaba allí. Fueron muchos más los que Sansón mató al morir, que los que había matado mientras vivía.