Psalm 40: Obedience Better Than David's →
Verses 1–10 are David’s song of thanks to God for rescuing him from dire straights. Verses 6–8 then raise the issue of what should David do in response to God’s life-saving rescue. Slaughter another sheep? Sacrifice a bull or goat? Is that really an apt response to God pulling him up from the very pit of destruction (verse 2)? Thanks for saving my life, God. Here’s a goat. It doesn’t work.
