Psalms 40:1
To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,
Young's Literal Translation
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 Jehovah [are] unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.
Psalms 116:2Because He hath inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
Daniel 9:18'Incline, O my God, Thine ear, and hear, open Thine eyes and see our desolations, and the city on which Thy name is called; for not for our righteous acts are we causing our supplications to fall before Thee, but for Thy mercies that [are] many.
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 →