Psalms 40:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Majority Standard Bible
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 the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Psalms 116:2Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
Daniel 9:18Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
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 →