Bible Commentary

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 11. Thou, O Jehovah, wilt not restrain Thy tender mercies from me, Thy lovingkindness and thy truth shall continually guard me. The words are not a prayer but an expression of confidence in the certainty of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:11”

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 10. Neither indolence nor ingratitude nor fear of man has deterred him from openly celebrating those fundamental attributes of the divine character which have been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:10”

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. 9. I have preached righteousness ] R.V. I have published: better, as R.V. marg., I have proclaimed glad tidings of, (LXX). His theme was ‘righteousness;’ all the facts which are the concrete manifestation and evidence of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:9”

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart. 8. I delight ] Cp. Psa 40:6. What is God’s delight is his delight. Contrast the delight of the wicked in evil, Psa 40:14. thy will ] Thy good pleasure: what Thou approvest (Pro 15:8; Psa 19:14). thy law … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:8”

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me, 7. Then said I ] This was his answer when he became aware of God’s requirements. Lo, I come ] Rather as R.V., Lo, I am come: (LXX. ) the servant’s response to his master’s summons (Num 22:38; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:7”

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 6. The various kinds of offerings are described according to their material, as sacrifice of slain animals, and offering (‘meal-offering’) of the fruits of the earth (Lev 2:1 ff.); and according to their purpose, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:6”

Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to usward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered. 5. Abundantly hast Thou wrought, even Thou, O Jehovah my God, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:5”

Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 4. Happy is the man that hath mada Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the arrogant, and false apostates. The word for man is that used in Psa 34:8, where see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:4”

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see [it], and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 3. Such deliverance is a fresh theme of praise. Cp. Psa 33:3. The plural pronoun, ‘ our God,’ implies that others were interested in the Psalmist and his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:3”

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings. 2. And brought me up out of a pit of destruction, out of the miry slough: And set my feet upon a rock, made firm my steps. A literal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 40:2”