What happens after we have told God to leave us alone? Psalm 39 ended in despair. Psalm 40 begins with a voice remembering Rescue: “He bent toward me and heard my cry.” The person is lifted from the Pit of roaring, pulled from the mud of the mire, Established upon a Rock, and given a new song. Rescue becomes more than private relief. It opens the ears, deepens delight in God’s will, and gives the community a testimony of Faithfulness and Persistent-Love. Followers of Jesus hear the Messiah in this Psalm: “To do Your will, my God, is my delight.” His life embodies loving allegiance to the Father rather than obedience driven by the need to earn belonging. But Psalm 40 has one more surprise. The rescued person finds themselves in trouble again. “My heart has failed me.” “YAHWEH, hurry to help me.” Needing Rescue again does not invalidate the first Rescue. We do not graduate from dependence on God. The One who bent toward the first cry still thinks upon us.