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A Portrait of Christ's Suffering
Several commentators see this verse as a prophetic description of Jesus. The 'innumerable evils' and 'iniquities' are not His own, but the sins of the world placed upon Him. This crushing weight, more numerous than the hairs on His head, caused Him immense suffering as our substitute, to the point that His human heart failed and He felt separated from the Father.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 40:12
18th Century
Theologian
For innumerable evils have compassed me about - Have surrounded me, or have beset me on every side. The evils here referred to, und…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 40:12
19th Century
Preacher
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 th…
John Calvin
On Psalms 40:12
16th Century
Theologian
For innumerable evils have compassed me on all sides. This phrase, in the original, denotes more than can be expressed in an English trans…
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John Gill
On Psalms 40:12
17th Century
Pastor
For innumerable evils have compassed me about
Like floods of water all around him; see (Psalms 18:4[Refe…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 40:11–17
17th Century
Minister
The best saints see themselves undone unless continually preserved by the grace of God. But see the frightful view the psalmist had of sin. This ma…