He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
David recalls how from many dangers, not one alone, he cried out to God and was heard. His deliverance from such perils filled his soul with admiration of God's providence, which extends to all mankind, and moved him to give himself wholly to God's service.
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Commenting on Psalm 40:1-17
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. At the passover, before his passion, our Lord sang one of the grand old Psalms of praise; but what is the music of his heart now, in the midst of his redeemed! What a song is that in which his glad heart for ever leads the chorus of the elect!
David was plunged in a horrible pit and miry clay of inward perplexity and despondency of spirit. He waited patiently, expecting relief from God alone, not working himself free but holding fast to faith until deliverance came in due time.
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Commenting on Psalm 40:1-5