4 The Lord God has given [Ex. 4:11] me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that [ch. 40:1,2] I may know how to sustain with a word
[Matt. 11:28]him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
5 Ps. 40:6The Lord God has opened my ear,
[John 14:31;Phil. 2:8;Heb. 5:8;10:7]and I was not rebellious;
I turned not backward.
6 [ch. 53:5;Matt. 26:67;27:26;Mark 15:19;Luke 22:63]I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.
7 But the Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
Ezek. 3:8,9therefore I have set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
8 Rom. 8:33,34He who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who is my adversary?
Let him come near to me.
9 ch. 41:10Behold, the Lord God helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.