Psalm 40:9-12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 40:6-10

The psalmist, being struck with amazement at the wonderful works that God had done for his people, is strangely carried out here to foretel that work of wonder which excels all the rest and is the foundation and fountain of all, that of our redemption by our Lord Jesus Christ. God's thoughts, which were to us-ward concerning that work, were the most curious, the most copious, the most gracious, and therefore to be most admired. This paragraph is quoted by the apostle (Heb. 10:5-7) and applied... read more

Matthew Henry

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 40:9

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation ,.... Not the righteousness which the law requires men to do; but the righteousness which Christ himself wrought out, for the justification of them that believe; this he was a preacher, as well as the author of, and is part of the glad tidings he was anointed to preach, Isaiah 61:1 ; and the word F14 בשרתי ευηγγελισαμην Sept. "evangelizavi", Schmidt, Michaelis; "I have preached the glad tidings of justice", Ainsworth. here... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:10

I have not not hid thy righteousness within my heart ,.... Meaning not the essential righteousness of God, though that was abundantly declared in the wounds, sufferings, and death of Christ; and which was the end indeed of his being a propitiation for sin, Romans 3:25 ; but his own righteousness, as before, which he wrought out, and brought in; and which is called the righteousness of God his Father, because it is approved of by him, and accepted with him, and which he imputes to all his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:11

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord ,.... this is a petition of Christ to his Father, when in the midst of his sorrows and sufferings, before related; and particularly when he hid his face from him, and withheld the discoveries of his tender and affectionate love; let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me ; as he had promised; of which promise some notice is given, Isaiah 49:8 , in the fulfilment of which the lovingkindness, truth, and faithfulness... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:12

For innumerable evils have compassed me about ,.... Like floods of water all around him; see Psalm 18:4 ; these are the evils of punishment inflicted on him, as the surety and Saviour of his people; such as the sorrows and griefs he bore all his days; the cruel mockings and scourges he endured; his being buffeted and spit upon; his head crowned with thorns, and his hands and feet pierced with nails; insulted by men and devils; crucified between two thieves, and so died the shameful and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:9

I have preached righteousness - I think it best to refer these words to Christ and his apostles. In consequence of his having become a sacrifice for sin, the Jewish sacrificial system being ended, the middle wall of partition was broken down, and the door of faith, the doctrine of justification by faith, opened to the Gentiles. Hence the Gospel was preached in all the world, and the mercy of God made known to the Gentiles; and thus righteousness - justification by faith, was preached in the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:10

Thy faithfulness - This means the exact fulfillment of the promises made by the prophets relative to the incarnation of Christ, and the opening of the door of faith to the Gentiles. Loving-kindness - Shows the gift itself of Jesus Christ, the highest proof that God could give to a lost world of his mercy, kindness, and loving-kindness. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:11

Thy tender mercies - רחמיך rachameycha , such propensities and feelings as a mother bears to her child; or animals in general to their young. Let thy loving-kindness - חסדך chasdecha , thy overflowing and superabundant mercy. And thy truth - What is revealed in thy word: continually preserve me. Mercy to help me, truth to direct me; and, by the operation of both, I shall be continually preserved from sin and evil. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

Innumerable evils have compassed me about - This part does not comport with the preceding; and either argues a former experience, or must be considered a part of another Psalm, written at a different time, and on another occasion, and, were we to prefix the two first verses of the seventieth Psalm to it we should find it to be a Psalm as complete in itself as that is. They are more than the hairs of mine head - This could not be said by any person who was exulting in the pardoning mercy... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 40:6-10

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 40:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 40:12

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