“In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.” -Psalm 40:6 This portion of the Psalm will be quoted by the author of Hebrews in reference to Christ, another example of the Apostles’ Messianic view of the Psalms. “Consequently, […]
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More Than Can Be Told
“You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.” -Psalm 40:5 In the previous verses, trust is the key theme, and verse five is how that trust is built. […]
The Blessed Man
“Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!” -Psalm 40:4 Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord, says the Psalmist in the previous verse. And the man who makes the Lord his trust […]
The Salvation of the Lord
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many […]
In Due Time
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many […]
Before We Depart
““Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers. Look away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no more!”” -Psalm 39:12–13 What do you want before you […]
All God’s Children
“Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool! I am mute; I do not open my mouth, for it is you who have done it. Remove your stroke from me; I am spent by the hostility of your hand. When you discipline a man with rebukes for sin, […]
What Are We Waiting For?
““And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.” -Psalm 39:7 This punchy expression of undaunted confidence in the Lord reveals the Psalmist’s new and inspired attitude. He confesses that he has tried to hold his tongue and failed, he has lamented his suffering and the uncertain meaning of his […]
What is Your Life, Anyway?
““O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah Surely a man goes about as a […]
Silencing the Heart Instead of the Tongue
“I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.” I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse. My heart became hot within me. […]