Psalms 40:13

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me,.... From the innumerable evils which compassed him about; from sinful men, and from devils, signified by the sword, dog, and lion, Psa 22:20; and from the power and…

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me - That is, in these troubles and sorrows. See Mat 26:39. The prayer is that, if possible, the cup of sorrow might be taken away. O Lord, make haste to help me - This…

The psalmist, having meditated upon the work of redemption, and spoken of it in the person of the Messiah, now comes to make improvement of the doctrine of his mediation between us and God, and…

Psa 40:13-17 recur as Psalms 70, with some verbal variations.

Be pleased An echo of -thy good pleasure" (-thy will") in Psa 40:40. The word is omitted in Psalms 70, and in the first line, though not…