Psalm 40Psalms40

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1. I Waited Patiently for the LORD

   (Psalm 70:1–5; Hebrews 10:1–18)

2. 1KJVTo the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.BSBBSB: For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
3. 2KJVHe brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.BSBBSB: 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.
4. 3KJVAnd he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.BSBBSB: 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.
5. 4KJVBlessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.BSBBSB: 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.
6. 5KJVMany, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.BSBBSB: 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.
7. 6KJVSacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.BSBBSB: Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
8. 7KJVThen said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,BSBBSB: Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll:
9. 8KJVI delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.BSBBSB: I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
10. 9KJVI have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.BSBBSB: I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
11. 10KJVI have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.BSBBSB: 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.
12. 11KJVWithhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.BSBBSB: O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
13. 12KJVFor innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.BSBBSB: 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.
14. 13KJVBe pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.BSBBSB: Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
15. 14KJVLet them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.BSBBSB: May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
16. 15KJVLet them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.BSBBSB: May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
17. 16KJVLet all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.BSBBSB: May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
18. 17KJVBut I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.BSBBSB: But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.