I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
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
Patient waiting was Christ's mark: no wrath, no murmuring, no vengeance from God's patient Lamb, even on the cross. If Jesus waited on the Father and prevailed, shall we be petulant? Neither the Head nor His body waits upon the Lord in vain.
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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