For the choirmaster. A Psalm - of David. I waited patiently for ... the LORD ; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire , but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
Then I said , “ Here I am , I have come — it is written about me in the scroll ... :
I delight to do Your will , O my God ; Your law (is) within my heart. ”
I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly ; behold , I do not seal my lips , as You , O LORD , do know.
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.
- O LORD , do not withhold Your mercy from me ; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
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.
Be pleased , O LORD , to deliver me ; hurry , O LORD , to help me.
May those who seek vvv my life be ashamed and confounded ... ; may those who wish me harm be repelled ... and humiliated.
May those who say “ Aha , aha ! ” be appalled at ... their own shame.
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad may those who love Your salvation always say , “ The LORD be magnified ! ”
But I (am) poor and needy ; may the Lord think You are my helper and deliverer ; O my God , do not delay.