Psalm 40:16 NLT

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 40:16

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:16

Let all those that seek thee - be glad - In making prayer and supplication to thee, let them ever find thee, that they may magnify thee for the blessings they receive. Love thy salvation - Who earnestly desire to be saved from sin: saved in thy own way, and on thy own terms. The Lord be magnified - Let God be praised continually for the continual blessings he pours down. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:16

Verse 16 16.Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee. David here uses another argument — one which he often adduces elsewhere — in order to obtain deliverance; not that it is necessary to allege reasons to persuade God, but because it is profitable to confirm our faith by such supports. As, then, it is the will of God that he should be known in his gracious character, not only of one or two, but generality of all men, whenever he vouchsafes deliverance to any of his children, it... 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 40:11-17

Poor and needy: a prayer and a plea. There are many psalms which begin in a sigh and end with a song, showing us that even in the act of waiting before God, and of waiting on God, the darkness often passes away. We find our burden rolling off in the very act and energy of prayer. In this psalm, however, matters are reversed; and immediately following on a song of triumph and a vow of surrender, there is a piteous wail. This dissimilarity, nay, almost discordance, has led to a very general... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 40:16

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee . The psalmist cannot long be satisfied with mere prayer for self. He must extend his supplication, and make it cover the whole body of the faithful, "all those that seek God" (comp. Psalms 25:2 , Psalms 25:3 , Psalms 25:20-22 ; Psalms 28:1-9 , etc.). Let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified ; ie. "Give them constant occasion to say, and give them the grateful heart to say, The Lord be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:16

Let all those that seek thee - All those who desire to know thee; to understand thy ways; to be thy friends. The phrase is used to denote the truly pious, because it is a characteristic of all such that they truly desire to be acquainted with God, and to find the way which leads to his favor.Rejoice and be glad in thee - (1) By finding thee, or securing the object which they sought;(2) in thee, as the source of all true comfort and joy.The prayer is that all such may be successful in their... read more

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 40:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 40:16

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