Psalm 40:11-12 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

Poor and needy: a prayer and a plea. There are many psalms which begin in a sigh and end with a song, showing us that even in the act of waiting before God, and of waiting on God, the darkness often passes away. We find our burden rolling off in the very act and energy of prayer. In this psalm, however, matters are reversed; and immediately following on a song of triumph and a vow of surrender, there is a piteous wail. This dissimilarity, nay, almost discordance, has led to a very general... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

Discipline lifelong. Though the sufferer has been delivered from one great distress, he is still encompassed by great sufferings and dangers, from which he prays to be rescued. Suggests— I. THAT THE WORK OF OUR DISCIPLINE AND SALVATION IS A LIFELONG WORK . No one act of deliverance is sufficient; no one deliverance can cover the whole of our experience. 1 . Fresh sin brings a renewed consciousness of suffering. ( Psalms 40:12 .) The psalmist suffered so in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:12

For innumerable evils have compassed me about ; literally, for evils have gathered upon me until there is no number (comp. Psalms 40:1 , Psalms 40:2 ). The exact nature of the "evils" is not mentioned; but the worst of them appears to be "the deep and bitter consciousness of sin" revealed in the next clause. Another was, beyond all doubt, the continued animosity of enemies ( Psalms 40:14 ). Mental and bodily weakness may have been added, and have completed the crushing load whereof... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:11

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord - Do not restrain or hold back thy compassions. Let thy mercies - the expressions of thy love - flow out freely toward me in connection with what I have done. As applicable to the Redeemer, this is a prayer that God would bestow upon him in connection with his work, and as a reward of his work, appropriate proofs of his goodness. And especially is this to be understood here as a prayer for support and deliverance in the sorrows that came upon... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:12

For innumerable evils have compassed me about - Have surrounded me, or have beset me on every side. The evils here referred to, understood as being those which came upon the Messiah, were sorrows that came upon him in consequence of his undertaking to do what could not be done by sacrifices and offerings Psalms 40:6; that is, his undertaking to save men by his own “obedience unto death.” The time referred to here, I apprehend, is that when the full effects of his having assumed the sins of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:11-12

Psalms 40:11-12. Withhold not thy tender mercies, &c. This prayer is uttered by David, either, 1st, In the person of Christ, to whom it may agree; or, rather, 2d, In his own person. For having been transported by the Spirit of God to the commemoration of the great mystery of the Messiah, of whom he was an illustrious type, he now seems to be led back by the same Spirit to the consideration of his own case. Mine iniquities Either, 1st, The punishment of mine iniquities, as Genesis... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

Psalms 40:0 The life that pleases GodDavid here refers to some past experience in which God rescued him from what appeared to be certain death. David felt like a person who had fallen into a muddy pit and was sinking to death, but God pulled him out and put him on firm ground again. He can now continue his journey, singing as he goes and thereby encouraging others to put their trust in God (1-3). His song is one of praise to God, whose loving works on behalf of the faithful are more than can be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:11

Withhold not Thou = Thou wilt not withhold. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:12

evils = calamities. Hebrew. ra'a' . App-44 . iniquities. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for their punishment. Hebrew. 'aven. App-44 . Laid on Him as the substituted sacrifice. am not able = was not able. are more = were more. heart. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for courage. faileth me = failed me. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

"For innumerable evils have compassed me about;Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;They are more than the hairs of my head;And my heart hath failed me.Be pleased, O Jehovah to deliver me:Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.Let them be put to shame and confounded togetherThat seek after my soul to destroy it:Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonorThat delighteth in my hurt.""Mine iniquities have overtaken me" (Psalms 40:12). There are two ways of looking... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:11-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

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