Psalm 40:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:13-16

Psalms 40:13-16. Be pleased to deliver me From my sins, and the punishment due to them. Let them be ashamed For the disappointment of their hopes and designs. That seek after my soul That is, my life. Let them be desolate Or, They shall be desolate, or dismayed, or overthrown, as ישׁמו , jashommu, also signifies. For a reward of their shame That is, Their sinful and shameful actions, as shame is put for a shameful idol, Hosea 9:10, and as fear is often put for the evil... 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 40:15

Aha, aha. Figure of speech Epizeuxis. App-6 . Compare Psalms 35:21 ; Psalms 70:3 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 40:15

"Let them be desolate by reason of their shameThat say unto me, Aha, Aha.Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee:Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.But I am poor and needy;Yet the Lord thinketh upon me:Thou art my help and my deliverer;Make no tarrying, O my God.""Let them be desolate" (Psalms 40:15). As noted above, this is a far cry from a prayer for the death and/or destruction of the opponents. Desolation is a status that has led many to seek and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 40:15

Psalms 40:15. Let them, &c.— They shall be desolate {with their own shame for a reward of their turpitude.} Green renders it, after Bishop Hare, Let those who say, unto me, aha, aha, instantly return back with shame. REFLECTIONS.—1st, None ever yet trusted in God, and were confounded. The Psalmist acknowledges, by blessed experience, that in his deepest distress God had not failed him. I waited patiently for the Lord; though his burden was heavy, and help long delayed, he fainted not, but... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:15

15. for a reward—literally, "in consequence of." Aha—(Compare Psalms 35:21; Psalms 35:25). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-17

Psalms 40In this psalm, David offered himself as a sacrifice to God because the Lord had delivered him. He also lamented his distress and prayed for salvation. The psalm is a combination of thanksgiving (Psalms 40:1-10) and lament (Psalms 40:11-17), and it is messianic (Psalms 40:6-8; cf. Hebrews 10:5-9). [Note: Wiersbe, The . . . Wisdom . . ., p. 171.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:11-17

2. Petition for salvation 40:11-17"It appears that the lament is composed with precise reference to the thanksgiving song so that the thanksgiving song adds weight to the complaint." [Note: Brueggemann, p 131.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:13-15

David cried out for quick deliverance (cf. Psalms 35:4). As the Lord’s anointed who was serving Him sacrificially with a pure heart, the psalmist could make such a request boldly."It must be remembered that the enemies were probably not known personally. They were Israel’s national enemies who hated Israel, David, and Yahweh, the God of Israel. The psalmist no doubt knew the admonition to love one’s enemies (cf. Proverbs 25:21; Matthew 5:44), but these enemies destabilized the rule of God on... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:1-17

This Ps. falls into two well-marked divisions, which many think to have been originally separate Pss. In Psalms 40:1-11 the writer recalls with thankfulness how God has heard his prayers and delivered him from trouble (Psalms 40:1-4), declares the greatness of God’s mercies (Psalms 40:5), presents himself as a living sacrifice (Psalms 40:6-8), and desires the continuance of God’s blessing on account of his fearless witness for righteousness (Psalms 40:9-11). In Psalms 40:12-17, on the other... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:13-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 40:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 40:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:11-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:13-15

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:1-17

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