Psalms 40
God Sustains His Servant.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
1 I awaited ▼
▼Or intently
patiently for the Lord; And He reached down to me and cheard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the dpit of ▼
▼Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworld
destruction, out of the mud; And fHe set my feet on a rock, gmaking my footsteps firm.
3 He put a hnew song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will isee and fear
And will trust in the Lord.
4 How jblessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And khas not turned to the ▼
▼Or enemies
proud, nor to those who mbecome involved in falsehood. 5 Many, Lord my God, are nthe wonders which You have done,
And Your othoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They pwould be too numerous to count.
6 qYou have not desired ▼
▼I.e., blood sacrifice
sacrifice and meal offering; You have ▼
▼Lit dug; or possibly pierced
opened my ears; You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is ▼
▼Or prescribed for
written of me in the scroll of the book. 8 “ uI delight to do Your will, my God;
vYour Law is within my ▼
▼Lit inner being
heart.” 9 I have xproclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will ynot restrain my lips,
Lord, zYou know.
10 I have aanot hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have abspoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.
11 You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
▼
▼Or May...preserve
Your admercy and Your truth will continually watch over me. 12 For evils beyond number have aesurrounded me;
My afguilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are agmore numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my ahheart has ▼
▼Lit forsaken
failed me. 13 ajBe pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
akHurry, Lord, to help me.
14 May those be alashamed and humiliated together
Who amseek my ▼
▼Or soul
life to destroy it; May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight ▼
▼Or to injure me
in my hurt. 15 May those apbe ▼
▼Or desolated
appalled because of their shame Who arsay to me, “Aha, aha!”
16 asMay all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually atsay,
“The Lord be exalted!”
17 But auI am afflicted and needy;
avMay the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.
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