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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 40 - Introduction

* Confidence for deliverance. (1-5) Christ's work of redemption. (6-10) Prayer for mercy and grace. (11-17)

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See also Psalms 40 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This psalm, which purports to have been composed by David, is another of the psalms addressed or dedicated “to the chief Musician;” that is, which he is desired to adjust to the appropriate music; and...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    This Psalm consists of two parts, differing widely in tone and character. In the first part (Psalms 40:1) thanksgiving for deliverance and its true expression in the devotion of obedience to God's wil...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 seat (a-27) Or 'in the company.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XL. The phenomenon presented in this psalm of a burst of praise (Psalms 40:1), followed by plaintive prayer (Psalms 40:11 onwards), is so peculiar, and so contrary to the usual method of psalm composi...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 40 TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, A PSALM OF DAVID. Jarchi interprets this psalm of the Israelites, and of their deliverance and song at the Red sea. The title of it, in the Syriac vers...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042._ In this Psalm David celebrates God's great goodness to him and all his people. In its primary sense, it may be applicable to the deliverance which God had granted him from sic...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    Heading. ‘For the Chief Musician. A Psalm to/for David.' This Psalm is offered to the person responsible for the sacred music, or the choirmaster, and is of the Davidic collection. ‘To (or ‘for') Da...

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