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Psalm 40

God Sustains His Servant.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

I waited (a)40:1 Or intentlypatiently for the Lord;

And He reached down to me and heard my cry.

He brought me up out of the pit of (b)40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworlddestruction, out of the mud;

And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.Job 30:19; Luk 6:48

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.Psa 33:3; Rev 5:9

¶How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,

And has not turned to the (c)40:4 Or enemiesproud, nor to those who become involved in falsehood.Psa 2:12; Pro 16:20; Jer 17:7

Many, Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done,

And Your thoughts toward us;

There is no one to compare with You.

If I would declare and speak of them,

They would be too numerous to count.

¶You have not desired (d)40:6 I.e., blood sacrificesacrifice and meal offering;

You have (e)40:6 Lit dug; or possibly piercedopened my ears;

You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.Psa 51:16

Then I said, “Behold, I have come;

It is (f)40:7 Or prescribed forwritten of me in the scroll of the book.Jhn 5:46

“I delight to do Your will, my God;

Your Law is within my (g)40:8 Lit inner beingheart.”Isa 50:5

¶I have proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;

Behold, I will not restrain my lips,

Lord, You know.Psa 35:18

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;

I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;

I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.Mat 12:35

¶You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;

(h)40:11 Or May...preserveYour mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.

For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

My guilty deeds 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 (i)40:12 Lit forsakenfailed me.Psa 31:10

¶Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;

Hurry, Lord, to help me.Psa 22:19

May those be ashamed and humiliated together

Who seek my (j)40:14 Or soullife to destroy it;

May those be turned back and dishonored

Who delight (k)40:14 Or to injure mein my hurt.Psa 35:4

May those be (l)40:15 Or desolatedappalled because of their shame

Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”Psa 35:21

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;

May those who love Your salvation continually say,

“The Lord be exalted!”

But I am afflicted and needy;

May the Lord be mindful of me.

You are my help and my savior;

Do not delay, my God.Psa 70:5