Psalms 40

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

For the end, a Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he attended to me, and listened to my supplication.

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 activities.

And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay: and he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings aright.

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

And he put a new song into my mouth, [even] a hymn to our God: many shall see [it], and fear, and shall hope in the Lord.

4 Blessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Blessed [is] the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and [who] has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

5 Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto you: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

O Lord my God, you have multiplied your wonderful works, and in your thoughts there is none who shall be likened to you: I declared and spoke [of them]: they exceeded number.

6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire; mine ears have you opened: burnt offering and sin offering have you not required.

Sacrifice and offering you would not; but a body have you prepared me: whole burnt offering and [sacrifice] for sin you did not require.

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

Then I said, Behold, I come: in the volume of the book it is written concerning me,

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

I desired to do your will, O my God, and your law in the midst of mine heart.

9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, you know.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; behold! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, you know my righteousness.

10 I have not hid 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 congregation.

I have not hid your truth within my heart, and I have declared your salvation; I have not hid your mercy and your truth from the great congregation.

11 Withhold not you your tender mercies from me, O LORD: let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

But you, Lord, remove not your compassion far from me; your mercy and your truth have helped me continually.

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 fails me.

For innumerable evils have encompassed me; my transgressions have taken hold of me, and I could not see; they are multiplied more than the hairs of my head; and my heart has failed me.

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

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, draw near 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.

Let those that seek my soul, to destroy it, be ashamed and confounded together; let those that wish me evil be turned backward and put to shame.

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

Let those that say to me, Aha, aha, quickly receive shame for their reward.

16 Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: let such as love your salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

Let all those that seek you, O Lord, exult and rejoice in you; and let them that love your salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

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

But I am poor and needy; the Lord will take care of me; you are my helper, and my defender, O my God, delay not.