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A Tale of Two Seekers
Commentators like John Calvin highlight the stark contrast presented in the psalm. While the wicked 'seek after my soul to destroy it' and mock with 'Aha, aha!', the righteous are defined by a different pursuit: they 'seek thee' (God). Their response to life is not mockery but worship, continually saying, 'The Lord be magnified!' This sets up a clear distinction between two ways of life and their ultimate ends.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 40:16
18th Century
Theologian
Let all those that seek thee – All those who desire to know you, to understand your ways, to be your friends. The phrase is used to…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 40:14–17
19th Century
Preacher
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me ev…
John Calvin
On Psalms 40:16
16th Century
Theologian
Let all those that seek you be glad and rejoice in you. David here uses another argument—one which he often brings forward elsewhere—in or…
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John Gill
On Psalms 40:16
17th Century
Pastor
Let all those that seek you
In the first place, with their whole hearts, earnestly and diligently, in Christ, and un…
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…