Psalms 40:12
By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
11But thou, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.
13But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, and hast established me before thee for ever.
Cross References
Genesis 42:28And he said to his brethren, My money has been restored to me, and behold this is in my sack. And their heart was wonder-struck, and they were troubled, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?
Psalms 61:8+ 61:8 Gr. on.In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.
Isaiah 53:6All we as sheep have gone astray; every one has gone astray in his way; and the Lord gave him up for our sins.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:12-17
Encouragement in Prayer. 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. 13 Be pleased, O Lord , to deliver me: O Lord , make haste to help me. 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven… Read the whole commentary →