New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 40:11-17
11You, O LordH3068, will not withholdH3607 Your compassionH7356 from me; 1Your 2lovingkindnessH2617 and Your truthH571 will continuallyH8548 preserveH5341 me.12For evilsH7463 beyondH5704H369 numberH4557 have 3surroundedH661 me; My 4iniquitiesH5771 have overtakenH5381 me, so that I am not ableH3201 to seeH7200; They are 5moreH4480 numerousH6105 thanH4480 the hairsH8185 of my headH7218, And my 6heartH3820 has 7failedH5800 me.
138Be pleasedH7521, O LordH3068, to deliverH5337 me; MakeH2363 9hasteH2363, O LordH3068, to helpH5833 me.14Let those be 10ashamedH954 and humiliatedH3637 togetherH3162 Who 11seekH1245 my 12lifeH5315 to destroyH5595 it; Let those be turnedH5472 backH268 and dishonoredH3637 WhoH2655 delightH2655 13in my hurtH7463.15Let those 14be 15appalledH8074 becauseH5921H6118 of their shameH1322 Who 16sayH559 to me, “AhaH1889, ahaH1889!”1617Let allH3605 who seekH1245 You rejoiceH7797 and be gladH8055 in You; Let those who loveH157 Your salvationH8668 18sayH559 continuallyH8548, “The LordH3068 be magnifiedH1431!”17Since 19I am afflictedH6041 and needyH34, 2021Let the LordH136 be mindfulH2803 of me. You are my helpH5833 and my delivererH6403; Do not delayH309, O my GodH430.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 40:11 Or May...preserve ↩
- 2. Psalms 40:11 Ps 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; Prov 20:28 ↩
- 3. Psalms 40:12 Ps 18:5; 116:3 ↩
- 4. Psalms 40:12 Ps 38:4; 65:3 ↩
- 5. Psalms 40:12 Ps 69:4 ↩
- 6. Psalms 40:12 Ps 73:26 ↩
- 7. Psalms 40:12 Lit forsaken ↩
- 8. Psalms 40:13 Ps 70:1 ↩
- 9. Psalms 40:13 Ps 22:19; 71:12 ↩
- 10. Psalms 40:14 Ps 35:4, 26; 70:2; 71:13 ↩
- 11. Psalms 40:14 Ps 63:9 ↩
- 12. Psalms 40:14 Or soul ↩
- 13. Psalms 40:14 Or to injure me ↩
- 14. Psalms 40:15 Ps 70:3 ↩
- 15. Psalms 40:15 Or desolated ↩
- 16. Psalms 40:15 Ps 35:21; 70:3 ↩
- 17. Psalms 40:16 Ps 70:4 ↩
- 18. Psalms 40:16 Ps 35:27 ↩
- 19. Psalms 40:17 Ps 70:5; 86:1; 109:22 ↩
- 20. Psalms 40:17 Or The Lord is mindful ↩
- 21. Psalms 40:17 Ps 40:5; 1 Pet 5:7 ↩
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
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