Psalm 40:2-3 KJV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:3

a new song. See note on Psalms 33:3 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . I see . . . and fear. Figure of speech Paronomasia. App-6 . Hebrew. yir'u . . . v"yira'u = peer and fear. trust = confide Hebrew. batah. App-69 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 40:2

Psalms 40:2. Out of an horrible pit— As David often compares himself in distress to a sinking and drowning man; so here he compares the affliction from which he had been relieved, to that of a man thrown into some loathsome and nauseous dungeon, with much filth in it; such a one, we will suppose, as Jeremiah was cast into, chap. Psalms 38:6. Mudge, observing that this is a metaphorical way of speaking familiar to the sacred writers, adds, "Though, perhaps, it may here be literal, and Jeremiah... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:3

3. a new song—(See on :-). fear, and . . . trust—revere with love and faith. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-3

The psalmist testified to his people that the Lord had answered his prayer for deliverance after a long wait; God had reestablished His servant. Consequently David had a new song of praise for the Lord. His praise would encourage others to renew their confidence in Yahweh. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-10

1. Thanksgiving for salvation 40:1-10 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-17

Psalms 40In this psalm, David offered himself as a sacrifice to God because the Lord had delivered him. He also lamented his distress and prayed for salvation. The psalm is a combination of thanksgiving (Psalms 40:1-10) and lament (Psalms 40:11-17), and it is messianic (Psalms 40:6-8; cf. Hebrews 10:5-9). [Note: Wiersbe, The . . . Wisdom . . ., p. 171.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:1-17

This Ps. falls into two well-marked divisions, which many think to have been originally separate Pss. In Psalms 40:1-11 the writer recalls with thankfulness how God has heard his prayers and delivered him from trouble (Psalms 40:1-4), declares the greatness of God’s mercies (Psalms 40:5), presents himself as a living sacrifice (Psalms 40:6-8), and desires the continuance of God’s blessing on account of his fearless witness for righteousness (Psalms 40:9-11). In Psalms 40:12-17, on the other... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 40:2

(2) Horrible pit.—The rendering of the margin, “pit of noise,” takes shaôn in its primary sense, as in Isaiah 17:12, Psalms 65:7, and the idea of a noise of rushing water suits this passage. Most commentators, however, take it here in the sense the cognate bears in Psalms 35:8, “destruction.” The LXX. and Vulg. have “misery.”Miry clay.—The word translated “clay” (comp. Psalms 69:2) is from a root meaning to boil up, or ferment. (One of its derivatives means “wine.”) Hence “froth,” or “slime.”... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 40:3

(3) New song.—See Psalms 33:3. It seems natural to suppose that this new song is incorporated here; that we have at least the substance of it, if not the words. Possibly the very words are taken up in Psalms 40:4. And we are to find the “newness” in the magnificent vindication of spiritual above formal worship.Shall see it and fear.—Comp. Psalms 52:6, where there is plainly a reminiscence of this passage. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 40:1-17

The Messianic Watchword Psalms 40:8 These words are quoted by the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews as a Messianic prophecy; and are used at the same time to indicate the supreme element of value in the sacrifice which redeems mankind. The words were indited in some sweet thrilling springtime of the singer's history, possibly at his anointing for the kingship, or when the Lord had given him rest from his enemies; but he fell short, and generations afterwards the ideal was fulfilled by... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 40:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 40:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 40:1-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:1-17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 40:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 40:3

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 40:1-17

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