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40 I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

² He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

³ And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord .

⁴ Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

⁵ Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

⁷ Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

⁸ I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

⁹ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord , thou knowest.

¹⁰ I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

¹¹ Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

¹² For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

¹³ Be pleased, O Lord , to deliver me: O Lord , make haste to help me.

¹⁴ Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

¹⁵ Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

¹⁶ Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

¹⁷ But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

To the director: A song of David.

40 I called ^{[ a ]} to the Lord , and he heard me.
He heard my cries.
² He lifted me out of the grave. ^{[ b ]}
He lifted me from that muddy place. ^{[ c ]}
He picked me up, put me on solid ground,
and kept my feet from slipping.
³ He put a new song ^{[ d ]} in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see what he did and worship him.
They will put their trust in the Lord .
⁴ Great blessings belong to those who trust in the Lord ,
for those who do not turn to demons and false gods ^{[ e ]} for help.
⁵ Lord my God, you have done many amazing things!
You have made great plans for us—too many to list.
I could talk on and on about them,
because there are too many to count.

⁶ Lord, you made me understand this: ^{[ f ]}
You don’t really want sacrifices and grain offerings.
You don’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings.
⁷ So I said, “Here I am,
ready to do what was written about me in the book.
⁸ My God, I am happy to do whatever you want.
I never stop thinking about your teachings.”
⁹ I told the good news of victory ^{[ g ]} to the people in the great assembly.
And, Lord , you know that I will never stop telling that good news.
¹⁰ I told about the good things you did.
I did not hide these things in my heart.
I spoke of how you can be trusted to save us.
I did not hide your love and loyalty from those in the great assembly.
¹¹ Lord , do not hide your mercy from me.
Let your love and loyalty always protect me.

¹² Troubles have surrounded me.
They are too many to count!
My sins have caught me,
and I cannot escape them.
They are more than the hairs on my head.
I have lost my courage.
¹³ Please, Lord , rescue me!
Lord , hurry and help me!
¹⁴ People are trying to kill me.
Please disappoint them.
Humiliate them completely!
They wanted to hurt me.
Make them run away in shame!
¹⁵ May those who make fun of me
be too embarrassed to speak!
¹⁶ But may those who come to you be happy and rejoice.
May those who love being saved by you always be able to say, “Praise the Lord !” ^{[ h ]}

¹⁷ My Lord, I am only a poor, helpless man,
but please pay attention to me.
You are my helper, the one who can save me.
My God, don’t be too late.

Footnotes

Psalm 40:1 called Or “waited patiently.”
Psalm 40:2 grave Literally, “pit of destruction.” That is, “Sheol,” the place of death.
Psalm 40:2 muddy place In many ancient stories, Sheol, the place of death, is a dark place with mud all around, like a grave.
Psalm 40:3 new song Whenever God did a new and wonderful thing for his people, they would write a new song about it.
Psalm 40:4 demons and false gods Or “proud and deceptive people.”
Psalm 40:6 you made … this Literally, “you have dug my ears.” The ancient Greek version has “you prepared a body for me.”
Psalm 40:9 victory Or “goodness” or “righteousness.”
Psalm 40:16 Praise the Lord Literally, “The Lord is great” or “May the Lord be magnified.”

A sacrifice of praise, and prayer for help.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

40 I waited patiently for Jehovah;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
² He brought me up also out of ^{[ a ]} a horrible pit, out of the miry clay;
And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
³ And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in Jehovah.
⁴ Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust,
And respecteth not the proud, nor such as ^{[ b ]} turn aside to lies.
⁵ Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done,
And thy thoughts which are to us-ward:
^{[ c ]} They cannot be set in order unto thee;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.
⁶ Sacrifice and ^{[ d ]} offering thou hast no delight in;
^{[ e ]} Mine ears hast thou opened:
Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
⁷ Then said I, Lo, I am come;
In the roll of the book it is ^{[ f ]} written of me:
⁸ I delight to do thy will, O my God;
Yea, thy law is within my heart.
⁹ I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly;
Lo, I will not refrain my lips,
O Jehovah, thou knowest.
¹⁰ I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation;
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
¹¹ Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah;
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
¹² For innumerable evils have compassed me about;
Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
And my heart hath ^{[ g ]} failed me.
¹³ Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me:
Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
¹⁴ Let them be put to shame and confounded together
That seek after my soul to destroy it:
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor
That delight in my hurt.
¹⁵ Let them be ^{[ h ]} desolate ^{[ i ]} by reason of their shame
That say unto me, Aha, aha.
¹⁶ Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee:
Let such as love thy salvation say continually,
Jehovah be magnified.
¹⁷ But I am poor and needy;
Yet the Lord thinketh upon me:
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
Make no tarrying, O my God.

Footnotes

Psalm 40:2 Hebrew a pit of tumult (or destruction ).
Psalm 40:4 Or, fall away treacherously
Psalm 40:5 Or, There is none to be compared unto thee
Psalm 40:6 Or, meal-offering
Psalm 40:6 Hebrew Ears hast thou digged (or, pierced ) for me .
Psalm 40:7 Or, prescribed to
Psalm 40:12 Hebrew forsaken .
Psalm 40:15 Or, astonished
Psalm 40:15 Or, for a reward of

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

40 I waited patiently for Yahweh.
He turned to me, and heard my cry.
² He brought me up also out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay.
He set my feet on a rock,
and gave me a firm place to stand.
³ He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God.
Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
⁴ Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust,
and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.
⁵ Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done,
and your thoughts which are toward us.
They can’t be declared back to you.
If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.
⁶ Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire.
You have opened my ears.
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
⁷ Then I said, “Behold, I have come.
It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
⁸ I delight to do your will, my God.
Yes, your law is within my heart.”
⁹ I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly.
Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
¹⁰ I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart.
I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation.
I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
¹¹ Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh.
Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
¹² For innumerable evils have surrounded me.
My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up.
They are more than the hairs of my head.
My heart has failed me.
¹³ Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me.
Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
¹⁴ Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it.
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
¹⁵ Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”
¹⁶ Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”
¹⁷ But I am poor and needy.
May the Lord think about me.
You are my help and my deliverer.
Don’t delay, my God.

40 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

² And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation -- from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

³ And He putteth in my mouth a new song, `Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

⁴ O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.

⁵ Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.

⁷ Then said I, `Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,

⁸ To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law [is] within my heart.

⁹ I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.

¹⁰ Thy righteousness I have not concealed In the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I have told, I have not hidden Thy kindness and Thy truth, To the great assembly.

¹¹ Thou, O Jehovah, restrainest not Thy mercies from me, Thy kindness and Thy truth do continually keep me.

¹² For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me.

¹³ Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.

¹⁴ They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

¹⁵ They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, `Aha, aha.'

¹⁶ All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, `Jehovah is magnified.'

¹⁷ And I [am] poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer [art] Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

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