Psalms 40:1
I waited patiently for LORD, and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 34:15The eyes of LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are [open] to their prayer (LXX/NT).
Psalms 116:2Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call as long as I live.
Daniel 9:18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear. Open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name. For we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies' sak
Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:1
It should seem David penned this psalm upon occasion of his deliverance, by the power and goodness of God, from some great and pressing trouble, by which he was in danger of being overwhelmed; probably it was some trouble of mind arising from a sense of sin and of God's displeasure against him for it; whatever it was, the same Spirit that indited his praises for that deliverance was in him, at the same time, a Spirit of prophecy, testifying of the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow; or, ere he… Read the whole commentary →