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Text -- Psalms 40:8-17 (NET)
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40:8 I want to do what pleases you, my God . Your law dominates my thoughts .”
40:9 I have told the great assembly about your justice . Look ! I spare no words ! O Lord , you know this is true.
40:10 I have not failed to tell about your justice ; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance ; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness .
40:11 O Lord , you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!
40:12 For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see ; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
40:13 Please be willing , O Lord , to rescue me! O Lord , hurry and help me!
40:14 May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed ! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed !
40:15 May those who say to me, “Aha ! Aha !” be humiliated and disgraced !
40:16 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually , “May the Lord be praised !”
40:17 I am oppressed and needy ! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer ! O my God , do not delay !
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Praise |
David |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Zeal |
Poetry |
Jesus, The Christ |
Prayer |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Sin |
LIP |
Decision |
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Conscience |
God |
Happiness |
Faith |
Truth |
Word of God |
Testimony |
Repentance |
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NET Notes: Psa 40:8 Heb “your law [is] in the midst of my inner parts.” The “inner parts” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s thou...
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NET Notes: Psa 40:11 In this line the psalmist makes the transition from confidence to petition (see v. 13). Since the prefixed verbal form in the preceding line is imperf...
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NET Notes: Psa 40:12 Heb “and my heart abandons me.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of emotional strength and courage. For a similar idea s...
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NET Notes: Psa 40:15 Heb “May they be humiliated according to their shame, those who say to me, ‘Aha! Aha!’”
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NET Notes: Psa 40:16 The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the Lord be magnified [in praise].” Another option is to take the verb as an imperfec...
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