John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:5
Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done ,.... This is the "new song", as Aben Ezra rightly observes, which is said in Psalm 40:3 , to be put in the mouth of the Messiah; who sometimes speaks in the plural number, being the representative of his people, and sometimes in the singular; for it is the same person that speaks here who is continued speaking in Psalm 40:6 , and following; and which are applied to Christ, Hebrews 10:5 ; the "works" here said to be... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 40:1-5
In these verses we have, I. The great distress and trouble that the psalmist had been in. He had been plunged into a horrible pit and into miry clay (Ps. 40:2), out of which he could not work himself, and in which he found himself sinking yet further. He says nothing here either of the sickness of his body or the insults of his enemies, and therefore we have reason to think it was some inward disquiet and perplexity of spirit that was now his greatest grievance. Despondency of spirit under the... read more