Psalm 40:11-12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

The psalmist, having meditated upon the work of redemption, and spoken of it in the person of the Messiah, now comes to make improvement of the doctrine of his mediation between us and God, and therefore speaks in his own person. Christ having done his Father's will, and finished his work, and given orders for the preaching of the gospel to every creature, we are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, for mercy and grace. I. This may encourage us to pray for the mercy of God, and to... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:11

Thy tender mercies - רחמיך rachameycha , such propensities and feelings as a mother bears to her child; or animals in general to their young. Let thy loving-kindness - חסדך chasdecha , thy overflowing and superabundant mercy. And thy truth - What is revealed in thy word: continually preserve me. Mercy to help me, truth to direct me; and, by the operation of both, I shall be continually preserved from sin and evil. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

Innumerable evils have compassed me about - This part does not comport with the preceding; and either argues a former experience, or must be considered a part of another Psalm, written at a different time, and on another occasion, and, were we to prefix the two first verses of the seventieth Psalm to it we should find it to be a Psalm as complete in itself as that is. They are more than the hairs of mine head - This could not be said by any person who was exulting in the pardoning mercy... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:11

Verse 11 11O thou Jehovah! withhold not thy tender mercies from me We now see more clearly, what I have just adverted to, that David speaks of his own thankfulness, that he might secure a continuance of God’s favor towards him; and that he opened his mouth in the praises of God, that he might continue to acquire new favors, against which our perverse and ungrateful silence very often closes the gate. We ought, therefore, carefully to observe the relation which the clause, in which David affirms... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

Verse 12 12.For innumerable evils have compassed me on all sides This phrase, in the original, denotes more than can be expressed in an English translation; for he says, עלי alay, upon me, meaning by this, that he was not only beset on all sides, but that also an accumulation of evils pressed upon his head. He, however, does not now complain of being punished unjustly, or above his desert, but rather confesses plainly that it is the just recompense of his sins which is rendered to him. For... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

The author of the psalm, according to the title, was David, and no argument of the least weight has been brought against this view. The occasion may be conjectured to have been his restoration to his throne after the brief usurpation of Absalom. Absalom's aiders and abettors may be alluded to in Psalms 40:4 , and the remnant of his party in Psalms 40:14 . The psalm falls into three portions: read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 40:11

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord . The supplicatory portion of the psalm here commences. David beseeches God, whose loving-kindness is so great ( Psalms 40:10 ), not to withhold from him those "tender mercies" which he lavishes so freely. As he is bent on "not withholding," or "refraining," his lips ( Psalms 40:9 ), so it is fitting that God should not "withhold," or "refrain'' ( כלא ) his kindness. Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11

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