Psm40:1 [For the choir director. A Psalm of David]. I Waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry.
Psm40:2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay; And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
Psm40:3 And He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear, And will trust in the LORD.
Psm40:4 How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
Psm40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done, And Thy thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with Thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.
Psm40:6 Sacrifice and meal offering Thou hast not desired; My ears Thou hast opened; Burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required.
Psm40:7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me;
Psm40:8 I delight to do Thy will, O my God; Thy Law is within my heart."
Psm40:9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, Thou knowest.
Psm40:10 I have not hidden Thy righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth from the great congregation.
Psm40:11 Thou, O LORD, wilt not withhold Thy compassion from me; Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth will continually preserve me.
Psm40:12 For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head; And my heart has failed me.
Psm40:13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; Make haste, O LORD, to help me.
Psm40:14 Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.
Psm40:15 Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
Psm40:16 Let all who seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; Let those who love Thy salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!"
Psm40:17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.
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