Psalms 40:1
For the Lord I waited and waited, till, inclining to me, he heard my cry.
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In The King James Version
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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Cross References
Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are towards the righteous, his ears are towards their cry for help.
Psalms 116:2For he has inclined his ear to me: I will call upon him as long as I live.
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 →