Psalms 40:9

I have preached. — Literally, I have made countenances glad.

Notice the rapid succession of clauses, like successive wave-beats of praise, better than any elaborate description to represent the feelings of one whose life was a thanksgiving.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 40:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation - I have main tained and defended the principles of righteousness and truth among assembl...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I have preached righteousness in the (h) great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. (h) In the Church assembled in...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XL. A. Psalms 40:1-11 . A Thanksgiving for Deliverance. The Psalmist believes that his own gratitude will give confidence to others. God, he says,...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

preached . declared as glad tidings. euaggelizo in N.T. congregation . assembly, or convocation.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. I have proclaimed thy righteousness in the great assembly. Here David again brings forward his own thankfulness, and for no other reason...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 570 CHRIST A PREACHER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Psalms 40:9-10 . I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I have not refra...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. I have preached righteousness - I th...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I have preached righteousness— The person speaking here declares that he has done what God required. If we understand it of David, the benefits and...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. I have preached righteousnes...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. falls into two well-marked divisions, which many think to have been originally separate Pss. In Psalms 40:1-11 the writer recalls with tha...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

In the great congregation ] among the people assembled at some festival.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Joyous Testimony Psalms 40:1-10 This psalm follows appropriately on the two former, in which the psalmist had been detailing his sufferings....
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Again we find in this psalm the perfect structure found in Psalms 27:1-14 . Praise prepares for prayer. The experience has mounted higher than in th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! do observe two grand things here mentioned. First, Christ is the Preacher of his own gospel. Having performed the office of a priest, he is a...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 38 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 38-40 = Day 8 ( Morning ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation ,.... Not the righteousness which the law requires men to do; but the righteousness which Ch...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. Ver. 9. I have preached righteous...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have preached righteousness Namely, thy righteousness , as it is expressed in the next verse; that is, thy faithfulness, as it is there explaine...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Insufficiency of the Legal Sacrifices; The Efficacy of Christ's Sacrifice....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Righteousness, to wit, thy righteousness , as it is expressed in the next verse, i.e. thy faithfulness, as it is there explained; or righteousness...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Declares to God That He Has Been Faithful In His Testimony Towards His Fellow Believers About God's Goodness And Faithfulness, Which Is Of Course...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription : “To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David.” The psalm is addressed to “the Chief Musician,” that he might set it to m...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 40:5-12 So then there are two series of things which cannot be numbered God's mercies and man's sin. I. If we keep these two things close...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 40:9-10 I. The Psalmist speaks here rather of the mind with which the Son of God should come than of the end for which He should come. He s...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

These are the words of David: they are the words of all God's tried and believing people; but above all they are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ h...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm of David is a consequence of the preseding. It is an ode of thanksgiving for liberation from the profound grief and sorrow under which he...
The Biblical Illustrator

I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. Waiting for the Lord There is a Divine law of waiting which has an...
The Biblical Illustrator

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, Thou knowest. Christian conversation There i...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE occasion of this psalm is some great deliverance which has been vouchsafed to the author of it, for which he desires to praise...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prophecy of Christ's Suffering and Prophetic Office. To the chief musician, for performance in liturgical services, a psalm of David, the Messiah...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, declaring and proclaiming it through the mouth of His servants. Lo, I have not refrained my...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 2:12 ; John 21:17 ; Luke 4:16-22 ; Mark 16:15 ; Mark 16:16 ; Psalms 22:22 ; Psalms 22:25 ; Psalms 35:18 ; Psalms 71:15-18 ; Psalms...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Righteousness — Thy faithfulness. Great congregation — In the most public and solemn assemblies: not only to the Jews, but also to all nations; to...

⁹ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 40:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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