“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Here is, I. A passionate resolution to persist in his complaint, Job 10:1. Being daunted with the dread of God's majesty, so that he could not plead his cause with him, he resolves to give himself some ease by giving vent to his resentments.
Commenting on Job 10:1-7
My soul is weary of my life,.... And yet nothing of a temporal blessing is more desirable than life; every man, generally speaking, is desirous of life, and of a long life too; soul and body are near and intimate companions, and are usually loath to part; but Job was weary of his life, willing to part with it, and longed to be rid of...
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. (a) I am more like a dead man, than to one that lives. (b) I will make an ample declaration of my torments, accusing myself and not God.