“I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”
The psalmist opens with the declaration that he waited patiently for the LORD and God heard his cry and brought him up from the pit. The verb 'waited' emphasizes patient expectation even through extended trial. The imagery of being brought up from the pit suggests rescue from profound depth and danger. This opening establishes that God has already intervened to deliver the psalmist from dire circumstances. The psalm celebrates this deliverance and promises to testify to what God has done.
Church Fathers on Psalms 40:1
1. Of all those things which our Lord Jesus Christ has foretold, we know part to have been already accomplished, part we hope will be accomplished hereafter. All of them, however, will be fulfilled, because He is “the Truth” who speaks them, and requires of us to be as “faithful,” as He Himself speaks them faithfully.... 2. Let us say then what this Psalm says. “I waited patiently for the Lord” Psalm 39:1. I waited patiently for the promise of no mere mortal who can both…
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