Psalm 40
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1For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. 1I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing. 2He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
3He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the LORD! 3He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.
4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars! 4Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
5O LORD, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount! 5You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.
6Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings. 6In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.
7Then I say, "Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me. 7Then I said, “Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me:
8I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts." 8I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”
9I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true. 9I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.
10I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness. 10I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.
11O LORD, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me! 11As for you, O LORD, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!
12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me. 12For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me.
13Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me! 13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!
14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed! 14Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!
15May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be humiliated and disgraced! 15Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”
16May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May the LORD be praised!" 16But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the LORD!”
17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay! 17As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!
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