Psalm 40:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

Grace and gratitude. "Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord, look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged." So said the prophet ( Isaiah 51:1 ), and it is good for us betimes to follow this counsel. It will not only teach us humility, but bind us more firmly in love and gratitude to God. It is the depth that proves the height. It is the misery that measures the mercy. It is by the utterness of the ruin that we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:9

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation : rather, I have proclaimed righteousness. David has sung the praises of God in the "great congregation,'' and extolled his righteousness and truth ( Psalms 35:18 ). He has not "preached," in the modern sense of the word, since the preaching office was reserved for the priests and Levites. Lo, I have not refrained my lips; or, I will not refrain my lips. I will continue to glorify thee openly, and praise thy Name while I have my... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:10

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation . David's psalms furnish a running commentary on these statements. Composed, as appears from the titles, mainly for use in the "great congregation," they set forth the righteousness, faithfulness, salvation, loving-kindness, and truth of God in the strongest possible way. Contemporary Israel, and later Israel,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:9

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation - I have main tained and defended the principles of righteousness and truth among assembled multitudes. it would be difficult to see how this could be applied to David himself, or on what occasion of his life this could be said of him; but no one can doubt that this is applicable to the Messiah:(a) He was a preacher.(b) He addressed vast multitudes.(c) Before them all, and at all times, he maintained and illustrated the great principles of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:10

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart - The word “righteousness” here may denote the divine views on the subject of righteousness, or the divine method of making man righteous; that is, the method of justification, as the word is used in the New Testament. See the notes at Romans 1:17. The word, as it might have been employed by David, would have been used in the former sense, as meaning that, knowing what God requires of men, he had not concealed that in his heart, or had not kept... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:9-10

Psalms 40:9-10. I have preached righteousness Namely, thy righteousness, as it is expressed in the next verse; that is, thy faithfulness, as it is there explained; or, righteousness properly so called; for both were fully declared and demonstrated in Christ; the former in God’s sending him into the world, according to his promise, Acts 13:23; and the latter in inflicting death upon him for man’s sin, Romans 3:25-26. In the great congregation In the most public and solemn assemblies; not... 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 40:9

preached = declared as glad tidings = euaggelizo in N.T. congregation = assembly, or convocation. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:10

have not hid = did not hide. salvation = or deliverance. have not concealed = did not conceal. from = in. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 40:9

"I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly;Lo I will not refrain my lips,O Jehovah, thou knewest."There can be little doubt that this passage, as Matthew Henry said, is a reference, "To the coming of the great salvation,"[24] and that `great salvation' began to be spoken by the Lord (Hebrews 2:3), and not by David. "This is a reference to the Gospel of Christ which is preached to all nations."[25]"In the great assembly" (Psalms 40:9). This is a much more... read more

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