Psalms 40:13

Be pleased, O Yahweh, to rescue me, O Yahweh! to help me, make haste!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.

In Context

12For there have closed in upon me, misfortunes beyond number, Mine iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see, They have become more than the hairs of my head, And, my courage, hath forsaken me!

14Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away,—Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;

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Cross References

Psalms 25:17The distresses of my heart, hath he relieved,—and, out of my straits, brought me forth.

Psalms 38:22Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!

Psalms 71:12O God, be not far from me, O my God, to help me, make haste!

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 →

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