Psalm 40:1-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:8

I delight to do thy will, O my God ,.... This he came down from heaven to do, and this he did do, by preaching the Gospel, and working miracles; and above all by obtaining eternal redemption for his people, which he effected by fulfilling the law, becoming a sacrifice, and suffering and dying in their room; all which were the will of God, and grateful to him, and in doing which Christ took the utmost delight and pleasure, John 4:34 ; yea, thy law is within my heart ; either the whole... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:9

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation ,.... Not the righteousness which the law requires men to do; but the righteousness which Christ himself wrought out, for the justification of them that believe; this he was a preacher, as well as the author of, and is part of the glad tidings he was anointed to preach, Isaiah 61:1 ; and the word F14 בשרתי ευηγγελισαμην Sept. "evangelizavi", Schmidt, Michaelis; "I have preached the glad tidings of justice", Ainsworth. here... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:10

I have not not hid thy righteousness within my heart ,.... Meaning not the essential righteousness of God, though that was abundantly declared in the wounds, sufferings, and death of Christ; and which was the end indeed of his being a propitiation for sin, Romans 3:25 ; but his own righteousness, as before, which he wrought out, and brought in; and which is called the righteousness of God his Father, because it is approved of by him, and accepted with him, and which he imputes to all his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:11

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord ,.... this is a petition of Christ to his Father, when in the midst of his sorrows and sufferings, before related; and particularly when he hid his face from him, and withheld the discoveries of his tender and affectionate love; let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me ; as he had promised; of which promise some notice is given, Isaiah 49:8 , in the fulfilment of which the lovingkindness, truth, and faithfulness... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:12

For innumerable evils have compassed me about ,.... Like floods of water all around him; see Psalm 18:4 ; these are the evils of punishment inflicted on him, as the surety and Saviour of his people; such as the sorrows and griefs he bore all his days; the cruel mockings and scourges he endured; his being buffeted and spit upon; his head crowned with thorns, and his hands and feet pierced with nails; insulted by men and devils; crucified between two thieves, and so died the shameful and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:13

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me ,.... From the innumerable evils which compassed him about; from sinful men, and from devils, signified by the sword, dog, and lion, Psalm 22:20 ; and from the power and dominion of death and the grave; all which was done when he was raised from the dead, and as the fruit and effect of God's well pleasedness in him, and with what he did and suffered; see Psalm 22:8 ; O Lord, make haste to help me ; See Gill on Psalm 22:19 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:14

Let them be ashamed and confounded together ,.... As they will be at the last day, when they shall see him whom they have pierced come in the clouds of heaven, in his own and his Father's glory, and in the glory of the holy angels; that seek after my soul to destroy it ; that is, his life, as did Herod in his infancy, and the Scribes and Pharisees, chief priests and elders of the people of the Jews, frequently, and at last accomplished what they sought after; let them be driven... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:15

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame ,.... Of their shameful wishes, words, and actions, as they were: their habitations in Jerusalem were desolate, and so was their house or temple there, and their whole land, and they themselves were stripped of everything, when Jerusalem was taken and destroyed; see Matthew 23:38 , Acts 1:20 ; that say unto me, Aha, aha ; words expressive of joy, Psalm 35:21 , exulting at his miseries and sufferings on the cross, Matthew 27:39 ; so... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:16

Let all those that seek thee ,.... In the first place, with their whole hearts, earnestly and diligently, in Christ, and under the influences of his Spirit, for pardon, righteousness, communion, larger measures of grace, and for honour, glory, immortality, and eternal life; rejoice and be glad in thee : as their covenant God, the Father of their mercies, the God of all comfort and salvation, who pardons their sins, clothes them with the robes of righteousness and garments of salvation,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:17

But I am poor and needy ,.... As Christ was literally, 2 Corinthians 8:9 ; and in a spiritual sense, when deserted by his Father, forsaken by his disciples, and surrounded by his enemies; and had the sins of his people, the curse of the law, and the wrath of God upon him; yet the Lord thinketh upon me ; thinketh good for me, as the Targum; or thinks highly of me; has me in great esteem though despised of men, and in such a suffering state; thou art my help and my deliverer ;... read more

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