Psalm 40:2-3 KJV

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 40:2

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit ; literally, a pit of tumult or uproar , which is variously explained. Some imagine a pit with rushing water at the bottom of it, but such pits are scarcely known in Palestine. Others a pit which is filled with noise as a warrior, with crash of arms and amid the shouts of enemies, falls into it. But pits, though used in hunting, were not employed in warfare. The explanation that שׁאון here is to be taken in the secondary sense of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:3

And he hath put a new song in my mouth (see the comment on Psalms 33:3 ). Even praise unto our God . Mercy and praise are cause and effect. The deliverance recorded in Psalms 40:2 produces the praise of Psalms 40:3-5 . The phrase, "our God," shows us how David instinctively identifies himself with his people. A mercy shown to him is one shown to them. Many shall see it, and fear (comp. Deuteronomy 13:11 ; Deuteronomy 17:13 ; Deuteronomy 19:20 ; Deuteronomy 21:21 , where the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:3

The song learned in tribulation. "He hath put a new song," etc. Trouble impoverishes the children of this world, but enriches the children of God. As St. Paul says, if our hope in Christ were an illusion, Christians would be of all men most pitiable; just as one who has been left heir to an immense fortune, and then by discovery of a later will loses all, is far poorer than he was before. But, as our hope is no illusion, but "a living hope," resting on a living Saviour, and the word of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:2

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit - Margin: “A pit of noise.” The word used here means a pit; a cistern; a prison; a dungeon; a grave. This last signification of the word is found in Psalms 28:1; Psalms 30:4; Psalms 88:4; Isaiah 38:18; Isaiah 14:19. It may refer to any calamity - or to trouble, like being in a pit - or it may refer to the grave. The word rendered “horrible” - שׁאון shâ'ôn - means properly “noise, uproar, tumult,” as of waters; of a crowd of men; of war. Then it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:3

And he hath put a new song in my mouth - See the notes at Psalms 33:3. The idea is, that he had given a new or fresh “occasion” for praise. The deliverance was so marked, and was such an addition to former mercies, that a new expression of thanks was proper. It was an act of such surprising intervention on the part of God that the language used on former occasions, and which was adapted to express the mercies then received, would not be sufficient to convey the sense of gratitude felt for the... read more

Joseph Benson

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:3

Psalms 40:3 . He hath put a new song into my mouth Both by giving me new matter for a song, and by inspiring me with the very words of it. Many shall see it Shall observe God’s wonderful mercies vouchsafed to me; and fear Shall stand in awe of that God, whom they see to have so great power, either to save or to destroy; and shall trust in the Lord Their fear shall not drive them from God, but draw them to him, and be attended with trusting in him. 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:3

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 40:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

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

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