Psalm 40:2, Psalm 40:3 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:1-2

Psalms 40:1-2. I waited patiently for the Lord Hebrew, קוה קויתי , kavvo kivviti, in waiting I waited, or, in hoping I hoped, which doubling of the word signifies that he waited or hoped diligently and earnestly, patiently and perseveringly, until God should be pleased to help him. And he inclined unto me Or bowed himself, or his ear: see Judges 16:30; Psalms 17:6; Psalms 31:2. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit From desperate dangers and calamities, signified by a... 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 40:2

brought = hath brought. rock. Hebrew. sela'. See notes on Psalms 18:1 , Psalms 18:2 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 40:2

Psalms 40:2. Out of an horrible pit— As David often compares himself in distress to a sinking and drowning man; so here he compares the affliction from which he had been relieved, to that of a man thrown into some loathsome and nauseous dungeon, with much filth in it; such a one, we will suppose, as Jeremiah was cast into, chap. Psalms 38:6. Mudge, observing that this is a metaphorical way of speaking familiar to the sacred writers, adds, "Though, perhaps, it may here be literal, and Jeremiah... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-3

The psalmist testified to his people that the Lord had answered his prayer for deliverance after a long wait; God had reestablished His servant. Consequently David had a new song of praise for the Lord. His praise would encourage others to renew their confidence in Yahweh. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-10

1. Thanksgiving for salvation 40:1-10 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

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 40:2

(2) Horrible pit.—The rendering of the margin, “pit of noise,” takes shaôn in its primary sense, as in Isaiah 17:12, Psalms 65:7, and the idea of a noise of rushing water suits this passage. Most commentators, however, take it here in the sense the cognate bears in Psalms 35:8, “destruction.” The LXX. and Vulg. have “misery.”Miry clay.—The word translated “clay” (comp. Psalms 69:2) is from a root meaning to boil up, or ferment. (One of its derivatives means “wine.”) Hence “froth,” or “slime.”... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 40:1-17

The Messianic Watchword Psalms 40:8 These words are quoted by the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews as a Messianic prophecy; and are used at the same time to indicate the supreme element of value in the sacrifice which redeems mankind. The words were indited in some sweet thrilling springtime of the singer's history, possibly at his anointing for the kingship, or when the Lord had given him rest from his enemies; but he fell short, and generations afterwards the ideal was fulfilled by... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 40:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-10

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

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 40:2

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 40:1-17

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