Chapter 40

To the chief Musician,¹⁸ A Psalm of David.
I waited¹⁴ patiently¹⁵ for the LORD; and he inclined⁴ unto me, and heard⁴ my cry.

He brought me up⁵⁵ also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set⁵⁵ my feet upon a rock, [and] established³¹ my goings.

And he hath put⁴ a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see⁴ [it], and fear,⁴ and shall trust⁴ in the LORD.

Blessed [is] that man that maketh¹ the LORD his trust, and respecteth¹ not the proud, nor such as turn aside⁶ to lies.

Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works¹² [which] thou hast done,¹ and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order² unto thee: [if] I would declare⁵⁵ and speak¹⁷ [of them], they are more¹ than can be numbered.¹⁵

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire;¹ mine ears hast thou opened:¹ burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.¹

Then said¹ I, Lo, I come:¹ in the volume of the book [it is] written⁷ of me,

I delight¹ to do² thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.

I have preached¹⁴ righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained⁴ my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.¹

I have not hid¹⁴ thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared¹ thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed¹⁴ thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

Withhold⁴ not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve⁴ me.

For innumerable ⁴⁵⁵⁷ evils have compassed¹ me about: mine iniquities have taken hold⁵² upon me, so that I am not able¹ to look up;² they are more¹ than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth¹ me.

Be pleased,³ O LORD, to deliver⁵³ me: O LORD, make haste³ to help me.

Let them be ashamed⁴ and confounded⁴ together that seek¹⁸ after my soul to destroy² it; let them be driven¹¹ backward and put to shame¹¹ that wish me evil.

Let them be desolate⁴ for a reward of their shame that say⁶ unto me, Aha, aha.

Let all those that seek¹⁸ thee rejoice⁴ and be glad⁴ in thee: let such as love⁶ thy salvation say⁴ continually, The LORD be magnified.⁴

But I [am] poor and needy; [yet] the Lord thinketh⁴ upon me: thou [art] my help and my deliverer;¹⁸ make no tarrying,¹⁷ O my God.