Psalm 40:13-15 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

Discipline lifelong. Though the sufferer has been delivered from one great distress, he is still encompassed by great sufferings and dangers, from which he prays to be rescued. Suggests— I. THAT THE WORK OF OUR DISCIPLINE AND SALVATION IS A LIFELONG WORK . No one act of deliverance is sufficient; no one deliverance can cover the whole of our experience. 1 . Fresh sin brings a renewed consciousness of suffering. ( Psalms 40:12 .) The psalmist suffered so in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:13

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver us . Though one deliverance is just effected ( Psalms 40:2 ), it is not enough; something more is required. The psalmist's life is still threatened by enemies ( Psalms 40:14 ); he is still scoffed at and flouted ( Psalms 40:15 ). O Lord, make haste to help me ; literally, Lord , make haste to my help (comp. Psalms 22:19 ; Psalms 31:2 ; Psalms 38:22 ). The Church follows the example set, when she says in her versicles, "O God, make speed to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:14

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil. The remainder of the psalm from this point is detached later on in the Psalter, and becomes a separate psalm—the seventieth. Whether the detachment was the work of David or another, is uncertain. The differences between the two versions are slight (see the comment on Psalms 70:1-5 .). The present verse repeats almost exactly Psalms 35:4 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:15

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame; rather , by reason of their shame (Kay, Alexander, Revised Version). Let the shame and disgrace that attach to them ( Psalms 40:14 ) cause them to be desolate, or deserted of all. That say unto me, Aha, aha! (comp. Psalms 35:21 , Psalms 35:25 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:13

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me - That is, in these troubles and sorrows. See Matthew 26:39. The prayer is that, if possible, the cup of sorrow might be taken away.O Lord, make haste to help me - This is the same form of prayer, and referring, I suppose, to the same occasion as that which occurs in Psalms 22:19. See the notes at that verse. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:14

Let them be ashamed and confounded together - See at Psalms 35:4, note; Psalms 35:26, note. This may be understood here rather as a confident expectation than a wish or desire. It implies the certainty that they would thus be ashamed and confounded; that is, that they would not be successful, or would be foiled in their purposes. But understood as a wish or prayer, it could not be improper. There is no sin in the wish that the wicked may not be successful in their plans, and may not be suffered... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:15

Let them be desolate - The word here employed means to be astonished or amazed; then, to be laid waste, or made desolate. As used here, it refers to their purposes, and the wish or prayer is that they might be wholly unsuccessful, or that in respect to success they might be like a waste and desolate field where nothing grows.For a reward - The word used here - עקב ‛êqeb - means the end, the last of anything; then, the recompence, reward, wages, as being the end, the result, or issue of a... read more

Joseph Benson

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 40:14

soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:15

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 40:14

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