Psalms 40:5
I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; 1 Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
4May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; 1 Thou hast made all his bed in his sickness. 1
6Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, 1 When shall he die, and his name perish? 1
Cross References
Exodus 11:8And all these thy servants shall come down to me, and do me reverence, saying, Go forth, thou and all the people over whom thou presidest, and afterward I will go forth.
Job 5:9Who does great things and untraceable, 1 Glorious things also, and marvelous, of which there is no number: 1
Job 26:14Behold, these are parts of his way; 1 And we will hearken to him at the least intimation of his word: 1 But the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ it?
Psalms 71:15And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: 1 And men shall pray for him continually; 1 And all the day shall they praise him. 1
Psalms 92:5Thy testimonies are made very sure: 1 Holiness becomes thy house, O Lord, forever.
Psalms 139:6The proud have hidden a snare for me, 1 And have stretched out ropes for snares for my feet; 1 They set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause. 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 →