Psalms 40:2
May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
1Blessed is the man who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day. 1
3May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness. 1
Cross References
Psalms 17:5The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me. 1
Psalms 27:5Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord, even to the works of his hands, you shall pull them down, and shall not build them up. 1
Psalms 61:2For he is my God, and my savior; my helper, I shall not be moved + 61:2 Or, any more. very much. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:2-6
The Benefit of Confidence in God. 1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord . 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy… Read the whole commentary →