Psalms 40
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Psalm 40:1
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I waited (Or {intently}) patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:2
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He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
Psalm 40:3
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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.
Psalm 40:4
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How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
Psalm 40:5
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Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.
Psalm 40:6
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Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have (Lit {dug;} or possibly {pierced}) opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
Psalm 40:7
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Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
Psalm 40:8
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I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart."
Psalm 40:9
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I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, You know.
Psalm 40:10
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I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.
Psalm 40:11
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You, O LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
Psalm 40:12
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For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities 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 failed me.
Psalm 40:13
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Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; Make haste, O LORD, to help me.
Psalm 40:14
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Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my (Or {soul}) life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight (Or {to injure me}) in my hurt.
Psalm 40:15
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Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
Psalm 40:16
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Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!"
Psalm 40:17
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Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.
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