Psalms 40:12
By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, 1 Because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me. 1
Updated 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. 1
13But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, 1 And hast established me before thee forever. 1
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 61:8In God is my salvation and my glory: 1 He is the God of my help, and my hope is in God. 1
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 →