Psalms 40:16
Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, who are seekers of thee. Let them say continually—Yahweh be magnified! who are lovers of thy salvation.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15Let them be astonished on account of their own shame, who are saying of me, Aha! Aha!
Cross References
Psalms 22:26The patient wronged-ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye.
Psalms 35:27Let them shout in triumph and rejoice, who are desiring my justification; And let them say continually, Yahweh be magnified, Who hath taken pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psalms 105:3Make your boast in his holy Name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.
Psalms 119:111As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
Psalms 119:166I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
Ezekiel 26:2Son of man, Because Tyre hath said concerning Jerusalem. Aha! She is broken that was the doors of the peoples. She is turned unto me,— I shall be filled, She is laid waste,
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 →