| 1 | I waited patiently
and
expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. |
| 2 | He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps
and
establishing my goings. |
| 3 | And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust
and
confident reliance in the Lord. |
| 4 | Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who makes the Lord his refuge
and
trust, and turns not to the proud or to followers of false gods. |
| 5 | Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts toward us; no one can compare with You! If I should declare and speak of them, they are too many to be numbered. |
| 6 | Sacrifice and offering You do not desire,
nor
have You delight in them; You have given me the capacity to hear
and
obey [Your law, a more valuable service than] burnt offerings and sin offerings [which] You do not require. |
| 7 | Then said I, Behold, I come; in the volume of the book it is written of me; |
| 8 | I delight to do Your will, O my God; yes, Your law is within my heart. |
| 9 | I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly [tidings of uprightness and right standing with God]. Behold, I have not restrained my lips, as You know, O Lord. |
| 10 | I have not concealed Your righteousness within my heart; I have proclaimed Your faithfulness and Your salvation. I have not hid away Your steadfast love and Your truth from the great assembly. |
| 11 | Withhold not Your tender mercy from me, O Lord; let Your loving-kindness and Your truth continually preserve me! |
| 12 | For innumerable evils have compassed me about; my iniquities have taken such hold on me that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed me
and
forsaken me. |
| 13 | Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me! |
| 14 | Let them be put to shame and confounded together who seek
and
require my life to destroy it; let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor who wish me evil
and
delight in my hurt! |
| 15 | Let them be desolate by reason of their shame who say to me, Aha, aha! |
| 16 | Let all those that seek
and
require You rejoice and be glad in You; let such as love Your salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified! |
| 17 | [As for me] I am poor and needy, yet the Lord takes thought
and
plans for me. You are my Help and my Deliverer. O my God, do not tarry! |
Cross references:
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Psalm 40:3 : Ps. 5:11.
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Psalm 40:8 : Heb. 10:5-9.
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Psalm 40:10 : Acts 20:20, 27.
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Psalm 40:17 : Ps. 70:1-5; I Pet. 5:7.
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