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avid must have had numbers on his mind. In this Psalm he pointed to a couple of
things that were mathematically insurmountable.
Ironically, the 2 innumerable things that David mentions would seem to
be contrary to one another. In Psalm
40:5 David worships the Lord by pointing out that God's gracious thoughts and
intentions toward His children are more in number than we could ever
count. Then, in Psalm 40:12 he adds that
his troubles were also multiplied beyond his capacity to count them. Now, how can both of those things be
true? If God's good ideas concerning us
are infinite and our troubles are also seemingly infinite…. where is the
disconnect?
We could go to Hebrews 12:11 and interpret the troubles of
life as kindnesses... but would that fit with this context? It should instead be pointed out that parts
of this passage are definitely Messianic (Psalm 40:6-8 & Hebrews
10:5-7). As such, yes, the innumerable
troubles which Christ endured do fit with the innumerable kindnesses in the
heart of the Father. Jesus' aches, pains
and death were the means of our redemption.
Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God thinks generous thoughts about His
people. And yes, even when we are
surrounded by a mountain of troubles, we can be certain that God has our good
and His glory in His mind and on his heart
(Psalm 40:17).
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