Psalms 40:4 - The Pulpit Commentary - Bible Study & Commentary

Psalms 40:4 - Exposition

Blessed is that man (rather, the man) that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud; or, turneth not to the proud —does not go over to their party or espouse their principles. Absalom's adherents are probably the persons intended. Nor such as turn aside to lies ; i.e. "prefer falsehood to truth," the cause of the ungodly to that of God himself.

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

The Pulpit Commentary is a homiletic commentary on the Bible created during the nineteenth century under the direction of Rev. Joseph S. Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. It consists of 23 volumes with 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, and was written over a 30-year period with 100 contributors.... Show more

Psalms 40:4 - Exposition

Psalms 40:4 - Exposition

The Pulpit Commentary

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