BibleWord.ai› Bible› Psalms› Chapter 40› Verse 13

Psalms 40:13

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 40:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Psalms 40:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.
13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
14Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
15Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.
16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.
← Psalms 40:12Psalms 40:14 →
← Full Chapter 40 Psalms Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me, etc.] From the innumerable evils which compassed him about; from sinful men, and from devils, signified by the sword, dog, and lion, (<192220>Psalm 22:20,21); and from the power and dominion of death and the grave; all which was done when he was raised from the dead, and as the fruit and effect of God’s well pleasedness in him, and with what he did and suffered; (see <192208>Psalm 22:8 18:19); O Lord, make haste to help me; (see Gill on “<192219>Psalm 22:19”).”
Read attributed excerpt →
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Compare Psa 22:19).”
Read attributed excerpt →
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me - That is, in these troubles and sorrows. See Matthew 26:39. The prayer is that, if possible, the cup of sorrow might be taken away. O Lord, make haste to help me - This is the same form of prayer, and referring, I suppose, to the same occasion as that which occurs in Psalms 22:19. See the notes at that verse. return to 'Top of Page'”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Be: Psa 25:17, Psa 25:18; Mat 26:36-44 make: Psa 38:22, Psa 70:1-5 Psalms 40:14”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Psalms 40 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification