Toni’s Title
The Joyful Experience and Expectation of Salvation
ESV Title
O LORD, Do Not Delay
Literary Type
Content is the same as Psalm 40:13-17. This is an individual lament.
Laments
More than 1/3 of the Psalms fall into the category of complaints to God in situations of limitation or threat. These laments were a form of prayer and praise based on the conviction that God is concerned about people and answers the human cry in ways surpassing human expectation or understanding. Israel’s laments out of distress were a way of praising God even when he seemed absent. The faith of the psalmists is founded on the good news that God intervenes in desperate situations to help those who are distressed. The psalmists share a deep confidence that God is compassionate, concerned, hearing his people and involved with them; God is faithful and trustworthy. A lament is an outcry to God from a responsive heart. Laments came from individuals or from the community.
Examples: Psalms 3-5, 22, 27:7-14, 42, 51, 69, 90, 130, 137 and many others
NT Prayer Guide
Rev. 2:8-11
Note that the verse numbering in the New Coverdale version below differs from the ESV.
Superscription
To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering.
70
Deus, in adjutorium
1 Hasten, O God, to deliver me; *
make haste to help me, O Lord.
2 Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek after my life; *
let them be turned back and put to confusion who wish me evil.
3 Let them be soon brought to shame *
who cry over me, “Aha! Aha!”
4 But let all those who seek you be joyful and glad in you; *
and let all who delight in your salvation say always, “The Lord be praised.”
5 As for me, I am poor and in misery; *
hasten to me, O God.
6 You are my helper and my deliverer; *
O Lord, do not tarry.