Psalm 40:17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks on me: you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. I. A TRUE ESTIMATE. 1. Our general condition — "poor." 2. A pressing want — "needy." The one thing needful with David was the smile of Heaven. Christ in the heart is our pressing need. Distressingly poor is that life which has no God in it. II. A MARVELLOUS FACT. "The Lord thinketh upon me." 1. Grasp the greatness of the fact. To make man, to support man, to save man, and to commune with man are the collateral thoughts. 2. Grasp the directness of the fact. In moments of loneliness remember that though some are dead that were wont to have you in remembrance, and others have forgotten you, God is thinking of you now, and we know what He thinks, for we have the mind of Christ. III. A BLESSED ASSURANCE — "Thou art my help and my deliverer." 1. God is our "help" for work. 2. God is our "deliverer" from trouble. IV. AN EARNEST LONGING — "Make no tarrying, O my God." This is almost the language of impatience, at least it is the language of a burning desire. (T. Davies, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. |
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