Psalms 40:1

I waited

The 40th Psalm speaks of Messiah, Jehovah's Servant, obedient unto death. The Psalm begins with the joy of Christ in resurrection (Psalms 40:1); (Psalms 40:2). He has been in the horrible pit of the grave, but has been brought up. Verses 3-5 (Psalms 40:3) are His resurrection testimony, His "new song." Verses 6 and 7 (Psalms 40:6) are retrospective. When sacrifice and offering had become abominable because of the wickedness of the people (Isaiah 1:10) then the obedient Servant came to make the pure offering; (Psalms 40:7); (Hebrews 10:5). See Psalm 41, next in order of the Messianic Psalms.