Psalm 40:13
“Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 40Meaning
The prayer asks God to be pleased to deliver and to make haste to help; urgent prayer and urgent human assistance belong together when danger or crisis is present.
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
The prayer asks God to be pleased to deliver and to make haste to help; urgent prayer and urgent human assistance belong together when danger or crisis is present.
Reflection
The prayer asks God to be pleased to deliver and to make haste to help; urgent prayer and urgent human assistance belong together when danger or crisis is present.