Psaume 40:1

1 Au maître-chantre. Psaume de David.

Psaume 40:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord
Or "waiting I waited" {i}; which denotes continuance, constancy, and patience; and which Christ exercised in the garden, when he submitted himself entirely to the will of God; and on the cross, when he continued in sure hope and firm expectation of his help and assistance, though he was for a while forsaken by him; see ( Isaiah 50:7-9 ) ;

and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry;
both in the garden, by delivering him from fear of death; and on the cross, by upholding, helping, and assisting him, by carrying him through his sufferings and death, and raising him from the dead; see ( Isaiah 49:8 ) ( Hebrews 5:7 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F9 (ytywq hwq) "expectando expectavi", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus Musculus, Rivetus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Psaume 40:1 In-Context

1 Au maître-chantre. Psaume de David.
2 J'ai patiemment attendu l'Éternel; il s'est incliné vers moi, il a entendu mes cris.
3 Il m'a fait remonter de la fosse de destruction, du bourbier fangeux; il a posé mes pieds sur le roc, il a affermi mes pas.
4 Et il a mis dans ma bouche un nouveau chant de louange à notre Dieu. Plusieurs le verront, et auront de la crainte, et se confieront en l'Éternel.
5 Heureux l'homme qui place en l'Éternel sa confiance, et ne se tourne pas vers les orgueilleux, vers ceux qui s'adonnent au mensonge!
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.