Psalms 40:1
לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמֽוֹר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
In Context
2קַוֺּה קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה וַיֵּט אֵלַי וַיִּשְׁמַע שַׁוְעָתִֽי ׃
Cross References
Psalms 34:15סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה ־ טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ ׃
Psalms 116:2כִּֽי ־ הִטָּה אָזְנוֹ לִי וּבְיָמַי אֶקְרָֽא ׃
Daniel 9:18הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי ׀ אָזְנְךָ וּֽשֲׁמָע פקחה עֵינֶיךָ וּרְאֵה שֹֽׁמְמֹתֵינוּ וְהָעִיר אֲשֶׁר ־ נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלֶיהָ כִּי ׀ לֹא עַל ־ צִדְקֹתֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ כִּי עַל ־ רַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּֽים ׃
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 →