Psa Psalms, psalm Book of Psalms, psalm 40
I Waited Patiently for the LORD
(Psalm 70:1–5; Hebrews 10:1–18)
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
I waited patiently for the LORD;
He inclined to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me up from the pit of despair,
out of the miry clay;
He set my feet upon a rock,
and made my footsteps firm.Job 30:19; Luk 6:48
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD.Psa 33:3; Rev 5:9
Blessed is the man
who has made the LORD his trust,
who has not turned to the proud,
nor to those who lapse into falsehood.40:4 Or who turn aside to false gods or who run after liesPsa 2:12; Pro 16:20; Jer 17:7
Many, O LORD my God,
are the wonders You have done,
and the plans You have for us —
none can compare to You —
if I proclaim and declare them,
they are more than I can count.
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,
but my ears You have opened.40:6 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts but a body You prepared for me
Burnt offerings and sin offerings
You did not require.Psa 51:16
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come —
it is written about me in the scroll:Jhn 5:46
I delight to do Your will, O my God;40:8 Cited in Hebrews 10:5–7
Your law is within my heart.”Isa 50:5
I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
behold, I do not seal my lips,
as You, O LORD, do know.Psa 35:18
I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation;
I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness
from the great assembly.Mat 12:35
O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me;
Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
For evils without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart has failed within me.Psa 31:10
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me;
hurry, O LORD, to help me.Psa 22:19
May those who seek my life
be ashamed and confounded;
may those who wish me harm
be repelled and humiliated.Psa 35:4
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
be appalled at their own shame.Psa 35:21
May all who seek You
rejoice and be glad in You;
may those who love Your salvation
always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
But I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my helper and deliverer;
O my God, do not delay.Psa 70:5