40:1 [To
the
choirmaster.
A
Psalm
of
David.]
I
waited
patiently
for
the
LORD;
he
inclined
to
me
and
heard
my
cry.
40:2 He
drew
me
up
from
the
pit
of
destruction,
out
of
the
miry
bog,
and
set
my
feet
upon
a
rock,
making
my
steps
secure.
40:3 He
put
a
new
song
in
my
mouth,
a
song
of
praise
to
our
God.
Many
will
see
and
fear,
and
put
their
trust
in
the
LORD.
40:4 Blessed
is
the
man
who
makes
the
LORD
his
trust,
who
does
not
turn
to
the
proud,
to
those
who
go
astray
after
a
lie!
40:5 You
have
multiplied,
O
LORD
my
God,
your
wondrous
deeds
and
your
thoughts
toward
us;
none
can
compare
with
you!
I
will
proclaim
and
tell
of
them,
yet
they
are
more
than
can
be
told.
40:6 In
sacrifice
and
offering
you
have
not
delighted,
but
you
have
given
me
an
open
ear.
Burnt
offering
and
sin
offering
you
have
not
required.
40:7 Then
I
said,
"Behold,
I
have
come;
in
the
scroll
of
the
book
it
is
written
of
me:
40:8 I
delight
to
do
your
will,
O
my
God;
your
law
is
within
my
heart."
40:9 I
have
told
the
glad
news
of
deliverance
in
the
great
congregation;
behold,
I
have
not
restrained
my
lips,
as
you
know,
O
LORD.
40:10 I
have
not
hidden
your
deliverance
within
my
heart;
I
have
spoken
of
your
faithfulness
and
your
salvation;
I
have
not
concealed
your
steadfast
love
and
your
faithfulness
from
the
great
congregation.
40:11 As
for
you,
O
LORD,
you
will
not
restrain
your
mercy
from
me;
your
steadfast
love
and
your
faithfulness
will
ever
preserve
me!
40:12 For
evils
have
encompassed
me
beyond
number;
my
iniquities
have
overtaken
me,
and
I
cannot
see;
they
are
more
than
the
hairs
of
my
head;
my
heart
fails
me.
40:13 Be
pleased,
O
LORD,
to
deliver
me!
O
LORD,
make
haste
to
help
me!
40:14 Let
those
be
put
to
shame
and
disappointed
altogether
who
seek
to
snatch
away
my
life;
let
those
be
turned
back
and
brought
to
dishonor
who
delight
in
my
hurt!
40:15 Let
those
be
appalled
because
of
their
shame
who
say
to
me,
"Aha,
Aha!"
40:16 But
may
all
who
seek
you
rejoice
and
be
glad
in
you;
may
those
who
love
your
salvation
say
continually,
"Great
is
the
LORD!"
40:17 As
for
me,
I
am
poor
and
needy,
but
the
Lord
takes
thought
for
me.
You
are
my
help
and
my
deliverer;
do
not
delay,
O
my
God!