Psalms 40:17 - Exposition

But I am poor and needy. David could say this in time of trouble. No one is more in need than a discrowned king, driven from his throne and land, and not yet restored to either ( 2 Samuel 9:4 -20). Yet the Lord thinketh upon me . The "poor and needy" are those whom God especially considers (see Psalms 9:18 ; Psalms 10:12 , Psalms 10:17 , Psalms 10:18 ; Psalms 34:6 ; Psalms 35:10 , etc .). Thou art my Help and my Deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God (comp. Psalms 40:13 , and the comment ad loc.).