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Psalms 40

God Sustains His Servant.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

1I 1waitedH6960 2patientlyH6960 for the LordH3068; And He reachedH5186 downH5186 to me and 3heardH8085 my cryH7775.2He broughtH5927 me upH5927 out of the 4pitH953 of 5destructionH7588, out of the mudH3121; And 6He setH6965 my feetH7272 on a rockH5553, 7makingH3559 my footstepsH804 firmH3559.3He putH5414 a 8newH2319 songH7892 in my mouthH6310, a songH8416 ofH8416 praiseH8416 to our GodH430; ManyH7227 will 9seeH7200 and fearH3372 And will trustH982 in the LordH3068.

4How 10blessedH835 is the manH1397 whoH834 has madeH7760 the LordH3068 his trustH4009, And 11has not turnedH6437 to the 12proudH7295, nor to those who 13becomeH7750 involvedH7750 in falsehoodH3577.5ManyH7227, LordH3068 my GodH430, are 14the wondersH6381 which You have doneH6213, And Your 15thoughtsH4284 towardH413 us; ThereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 to compareH6186 with You. If I would declareH5046 and speakH1696 of them, They 16would beH6105 tooH4480 numerousH6105 to countH5608.

617You have not desiredH2654 18sacrificeH2077 and mealH4503 offeringH4503; You have 19openedH3738 my earsH241; You have not requiredH7592 burntH5930 offeringH5930 and sinH2401 offeringH2401.7ThenH227 I saidH559, “BeholdH2009, I have comeH935; It is 20writtenH3789 of me in the scrollH4039 of the bookH5612.821I delightH2654 to doH6213 Your willH7522, my GodH430; 22Your LawH8451 is withinH8432 my 23heartH4578.”

9I have 24proclaimedH1319 goodH1319 newsH1319 of righteousnessH6664 in the greatH7227 congregationH6951; BeholdH2009, I will 25not restrainH3607 my lipsH8193, LordH3068, 26You knowH3045.10I have 27not hiddenH3680 Your righteousnessH6666 withinH8432 my heartH3820; I have 28spokenH559 of Your faithfulnessH530 and Your salvationH8668; I have not concealedH3582 Your mercyH2617 and Your truthH571 from the greatH7227 congregationH6951.

11You, LordH3068, will not withholdH3607 Your compassionH7356 from me; 29Your 30mercyH2617 and Your truthH571 will continuallyH8548 watchH5341 overH5341 me.12For evilsH7463 beyondH5704H369 numberH4557 have 31surroundedH661 me; My 32guiltyH5771 deedsH5771 have overtakenH5381 me, so that I amH3201 not ableH3201 to seeH7200; They areH6105 33moreH4480 numerousH6105 thanH4480 the hairsH8185 of my headH7218, And my 34heartH3820 has 35failedH5800 me.

1336BeH7521 pleasedH7521, LordH3068, to rescueH5337 me; 37HurryH2363, LordH3068, to helpH5833 me.14May those beH954 38ashamedH954 and humiliatedH3637 togetherH3162 Who 39seekH1245 my 40lifeH5315 to destroyH5595 it; May those be turnedH5472 backH268 and dishonoredH3637 WhoH2655 delightH2655 41in my hurtH7463.15May those 42beH8074 43appalledH8074 becauseH5921H6118 of their shameH1322 Who 44sayH559 to me, “AhaH1889, ahaH1889!”1645May allH3605 who seekH1245 You rejoiceH7797 and beH8055 gladH8055 in You; May those who loveH157 Your salvationH8668 continuallyH8548 46sayH559, “The LordH3068 be exaltedH1431!”17But 47I am afflictedH6041 and needyH34; 48May the LordH136 beH2803 mindfulH2803 of me. You are my helpH5833 and my saviorH6403; Do not delayH309, my GodH430.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 40:1 Ps 25:5; 27:14; 37:7 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 40:1 Or intently ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 40:1 Ps 34:15 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 40:2 Ps 69:2, 14; Jer 38:6 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworld ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 40:2 Ps 27:5 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 40:2 Ps 37:23 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 40:3 Ps 32:7; 33:3 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 40:3 Ps 52:6; 64:9 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 40:4 Ps 34:8; 84:12 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 40:4 Job 37:24 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 40:4 Or enemies ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 40:4 Ps 125:5 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 40:5 Job 5:9; Ps 136:4 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 40:5 Ps 139:17; Is 55:8 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 40:5 Ps 71:15; 139:18 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 40:6 1 Sam 15:22; Ps 51:16; Is 1:11; Jer 6:20; 7:22, 23; Amos 5:22; Mic 6:6-8; Heb 10:5-7 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 40:6 I.e., blood sacrifice ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 40:7 Or prescribed for ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 40:8 John 4:34 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 40:8 Ps 37:31; Jer 31:33; 2 Cor 3:3 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 40:8 Lit inner being ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 40:9 Ps 22:22, 25 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 40:9 Ps 119:13 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 40:9 Josh 22:22; Ps 139:4 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 40:10 Acts 20:20, 27 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 40:10 Ps 89:1 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 40:11 Or May...preserve ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 40:11 Ps 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; Prov 20:28 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 40:12 Ps 18:5; 116:3 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 40:12 Ps 38:4; 65:3 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 40:12 Ps 69:4 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 40:12 Ps 73:26 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 40:12 Lit forsaken ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 40:13 Ps 70:1 ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 40:13 Ps 22:19; 71:12 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 40:14 Ps 35:4, 26; 70:2; 71:13 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 40:14 Ps 63:9 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 40:14 Or soul ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 40:14 Or to injure me ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 40:15 Ps 70:3 ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 40:15 Or desolated ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 40:15 Ps 35:21; 70:3 ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 40:16 Ps 70:4 ↩
  46. 46. Psalms 40:16 Ps 35:27 ↩
  47. 47. Psalms 40:17 Ps 70:5; 86:1; 109:22 ↩
  48. 48. Psalms 40:17 Ps 40:5; 1 Pet 5:7 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 40

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