--- title: "Psalms 40 - Study King James Bible with treasury of scripture knowledge" description: "Read Psalms 40 with treasury of scripture knowledge commentary. 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and se" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/40" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/40)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/40)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/40) Audio 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.* 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, *and* established my goings.* 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, *even* praise unto our God: many shall see *it*, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed *is* that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, *are* thy wonderful works *which* thou hast done, and thy thoughts *which are* to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: *if* I would declare and speak *of them*, they are more than can be numbered.* 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.* 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book *it is* written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law *is* within my heart.* 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 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 backward and put to shame that wish me evil. 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. 17 But I *am* poor and needy; *yet* the Lord thinketh upon me: thou *art* my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. [Psalms 39](/study/psalms/39) [Psalms 41](/study/psalms/41) ## Commentary To verse 1 am 2970, bc 1034 - Title This psalm is supposed to have been composed by David about the same time, and on the same occasion, as the two preceding; with this difference, that here he magnifies God for have obtained the mercy which he sought there. It also contains a remarkable prophecy of the incarnation and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. **I waited:** Heb. In waiting I waited, [Psalms 27:13](/kjv/psalms/27/13), [Psalms 27:14](/kjv/psalms/27/14), [Psalms 37:7](/kjv/psalms/37/7), [James 5:7-11](/kjv/james/5/7-11) **inclined:** [Psalms 116:2](/kjv/psalms/116/2), [Psalms 130:2](/kjv/psalms/130/2), [Daniel 9:18](/kjv/daniel/9/18) **Reciprocal:** [Genesis 8:10](/kjv/genesis/8/10) - stayed [Genesis 19:19](/kjv/genesis/19/19) - and thou [Genesis 49:18](/kjv/genesis/49/18) - *General* [1 Samuel 30:6](/kjv/1-samuel/30/6) - David [Job 14:14](/kjv/job/14/14) - all the days [Job 33:30](/kjv/job/33/30) - To bring [Job 36:16](/kjv/job/36/16) - a broad [Psalms 4:1](/kjv/psalms/4/1) - thou [Psalms 6:9](/kjv/psalms/6/9) - hath heard [Psalms 18:16](/kjv/psalms/18/16) - drew [Psalms 25:3](/kjv/psalms/25/3) - wait [Psalms 30:3](/kjv/psalms/30/3) - brought [Psalms 52:9](/kjv/psalms/52/9) - wait [Psalms 62:1](/kjv/psalms/62/1) - my soul [Psalms 69:14](/kjv/psalms/69/14) - Deliver [Psalms 69:30](/kjv/psalms/69/30) - I will [Psalms 71:20](/kjv/psalms/71/20) - which [Psalms 86:17](/kjv/psalms/86/17) - thou [Psalms 116:1](/kjv/psalms/116/1) - because [Psalms 118:5](/kjv/psalms/118/5) - called [Psalms 123:2](/kjv/psalms/123/2) - so our eyes [Psalms 130:5](/kjv/psalms/130/5) - I wait [Song of Solomon 2:12](/kjv/song-of-solomon/2/12) - time [Isaiah 8:17](/kjv/isaiah/8/17) - I will [Isaiah 30:18](/kjv/isaiah/30/18) - blessed [Isaiah 40:31](/kjv/isaiah/40/31) - they that [Isaiah 50:10](/kjv/isaiah/50/10) - let [Lamentations 3:25](/kjv/lamentations/3/25) - good [Lamentations 3:55](/kjv/lamentations/3/55) - *General* [Micah 7:7](/kjv/micah/7/7) - wait [Matthew 5:4](/kjv/matthew/5/4) - *General* [Luke 21:19](/kjv/luke/21/19) - *General* [Luke 22:44](/kjv/luke/22/44) - being [John 16:20](/kjv/john/16/20) - your [Acts 7:10](/kjv/acts/7/10) - delivered [Acts 9:11](/kjv/acts/9/11) - for [Romans 12:12](/kjv/romans/12/12) - patient [2 Thessalonians 3:5](/kjv/2-thessalonians/3/5) - and into [Hebrews 5:7](/kjv/hebrews/5/7) - and [Hebrews 10:36](/kjv/hebrews/10/36) - ye have [James 1:4](/kjv/james/1/4) - let [James 5:8](/kjv/james/5/8) - ye also ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/40#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/40#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/40","name":"Psalms 40 - Study King James Bible with treasury of scripture knowledge","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/40#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read Psalms 40 with treasury of scripture knowledge commentary. 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; 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