Psalm 40:12
“For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 40Meaning
Troubles beyond counting and personal iniquities overwhelm the speaker until his heart fails; confession should be proportionate and must not turn suffering into automatic proof of hidden guilt.
Mercy amid trouble and opposition
Verses 11–15 ask that mercy not be withheld as troubles and iniquities overwhelm the speaker, and they seek deliverance without authorizing private retaliation.
Read carefully
Troubles beyond counting and personal iniquities overwhelm the speaker until his heart fails; confession should be proportionate and must not turn suffering into automatic proof of hidden guilt.
Reflection
Troubles beyond counting and personal iniquities overwhelm the speaker until his heart fails; confession should be proportionate and must not turn suffering into automatic proof of hidden guilt.