Psalm 40

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Psalm 40 . 1

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 2

2 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. | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 3

3 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. | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 4

4 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. | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 5

5 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. | C | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 6

6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. | IP | C | TOSK | TT¹ | TT² | LT | ATN |

Psalm 40 . 7

7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: | IP | C | TOSK | ATN |

Psalm 40 . 8

8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” | IP | C | TOSK | ATN |

Psalm 40 . 9

9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. | C | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 10

10 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. | C | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 11

11 O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me. | C | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 12

12 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. | C | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 13

13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 14

14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 15

15 May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 16

16 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!” | C¹ | C² | TOSK |

Psalm 40 . 17

17 But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay. | C | TOSK |