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Psalms 40:17

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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 40:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 40:17

Theological / Devotional

Thinketh upon. Heb. chashab, the root from which the word translated “thoughts” in v. 5 is derived.

Make no tarrying. Compare v. 13. The pensive close of this psalm has a delicately human touch. The psalmist’s faith continues firm to the end. In sorrow we can know that God thinks of us and will send deliverance.

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