Psalms 40:13

Psalms 40:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
• New International Version (NIV)Be pleased to save me, Lord; come quickly, Lord, to help me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me!

Context of Psalms 40:13

11Do not withhold Your compassion and tender mercy from me, O Lord; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. 12For innumerable evils have encompassed me; My sins have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see. They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me. Be pleased, O Lord, to save me; O Lord, make haste to help me. 14Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back [in defeat] and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 15Let those be appalled and desolate because of their shame Who say to me, “Aha, aha [rejoicing in my misfortune]!”

Psalms 40:13 word by word

רְצֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be pleasedרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• make hasteחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• to helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833

Cross-references for Psalms 40:13

• Psalms 25:17The troubles of my heart are multiplied; Bring me out of my distresses.
• Matthew 26:36Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane (olive-press), and He told His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
• Psalms 38:22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my Salvation.
• Psalms 70:1O God, come quickly to save me; O Lord, come quickly to help me!

Commentaries on Psalms 40:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me - That is, in these troubles and sorrows. See Matthew 26:39. The prayer is that, if possible, the cup of sorrow might be taken away. O Lord, make haste to help me - This is the same form of prayer, and referring, I suppose, to the same occasion as that which occurs in Psalm 22:19. See the notes at that verse.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 The best saints see themselves undone, unless continually preserved by the grace of God. But see the frightful view the psalmist had of sin. This made the discovery of a Redeemer so welcome. In all his reflections upon each step of his life, he discovered something amiss. The sight and sense of our sins in their own colours, must distract us, if we have not at the same time some sight of a Saviour. If Christ has triumphed over our spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17The psalmist is troubled by both his adversities and his own sins and prays for rescue. This passage is almost the same as Psalm 70.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Compare Psa 22:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 40:13

• Afflictions and Adversities

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Commentaries on Psalms 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings