Psalms 40
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Psalm 40
For the choir director; a psalm by David.
1I waited patiently for the Lord.
He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
2He pulled me out of a horrible pit,
out of the mud and clay.
He set my feet on a rock
and made my steps secure.
3He placed a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see this and worship.
They will trust the Lord.
4Blessed is the person
who places his confidence in the Lord
and does not rely on arrogant people
or those who follow lies.
5You have done many miraculous things, O Lord my God.
You have made many wonderful plans for us.
No one compares to you!
I will tell others about your miracles,
which are more than I can count.
6You were not pleased with sacrifices and offerings.
You have dug out two ears for me.
You did not ask for burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.
7Then I said, “I have come!
(It is written about me in the scroll of the book.)
8I am happy to do your will, O my God.”
Your teachings are deep within me.
9I will announce the good news of righteousness
among those assembled for worship.
I will not close my lips.
You know that, O Lord.
10I have not buried your righteousness deep in my heart.
I have been outspoken about your faithfulness and your salvation.
I have not hidden your mercy and your truth
from those assembled for worship.
11Do not withhold your compassion from me, O Lord.
May your mercy and your truth always protect me.
12Countless evils have surrounded me.
My sins have caught up with me so that I can no longer see.
They outnumber the hairs on my head.
I have lost heart.
13O Lord, please rescue me!
Come quickly to help me, O Lord! #40:13 Verses 13–17 are virtually identical in wording to Psalm 70.
14Let all those who seek to end my life
be confused and put to shame.
Let those who want my downfall
be turned back and disgraced.
15Let those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
be stunned by their own shame.
16Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of you.
Let those who love your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!”
17But I am oppressed and needy.
May the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my savior.
O my God, do not delay!
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Psalms 40
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Psalm 40
Thanksgiving and a Cry for Help
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1I waited patiently for the Lord,
and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.#Ps 27:14; 34:15; 37:7
2He brought me up from a desolate#40:2 Or watery pit,
out of the muddy clay,#Ps 69:2,14; Jr 38:6–13
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.#Ps 27:5; 37:23
3He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.#Ps 33:3
Many will see and fear,
and they will trust in the Lord.#Dt 13:11
4How happy is anyone
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!#Jb 23:11; Ps 84:12
5 Lord my God, you have done many things —
your wondrous works and your plans for us;
none can compare with you.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.#Jb 5:9; Ps 71:15; 139:17–18
6You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
you open my ears to listen.#40:6 Lit you hollow out ears for me
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.#1Sm 15:22; Ps 51:16; Am 5:22
7Then I said, “See, I have come;
in the scroll it is written about me.#Lk 24:44
8I delight to do your will, my God,#Ps 119:16,24; Jn 4:34
and your instruction is deep within me.”#Ps 119:11; Heb 10:5–9
9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed#40:9 Lit not restrain my lips —
as you know, Lord.#Ps 22:22,25
10I did not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I spoke about your faithfulness and salvation;
I did not conceal your constant love and truth
from the great assembly.#Ac 20:20
11 Lord, you do not#40:11 Or Lord, do not withhold your compassion from me.
Your constant love and truth will always guard me.#Ps 36:5; 57:3; 61:7
12For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my iniquities have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.#Ps 38:4; 65:3
13 Lord, be pleased to rescue me;
hurry to help me, Lord.#Ps 70:1
14Let those who intend to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be turned back and humiliated.#Ps 35:4,26; 63:9; 70:2
15Let those who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
be appalled because of their shame.#Ps 35:21,25; 70:3
16Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;
let those who love your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!” #Ps 35:27; 70:4
17I am oppressed and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.#Ps 86:1; 109:22
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