God Sustains His Servant.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
And He reached down to me and (B)heard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the (C)pit of destruction, out of the mud;
And (D)He set my feet on a rock, (E)making my footsteps firm.
3 He put a (F)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will (G)see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.
4 How (H)blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And (I)has not turned to the proud, nor to those who (J)become involved in falsehood.
5 Many, Lord my God, are (K)the wonders which You have done,
And Your (L)thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They (M)would be too numerous to count.
6 (N)You have not desired sacrifice and meal offering;
You have opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is written of me in the scroll of the book.
8 (O)I delight to do Your will, my God;
(P)Your Law is within my heart.”
9 I have (Q)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will (R)not restrain my lips,
Lord, (S)You know.
10 I have (T)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have (U)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.
11 You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
Your (V)mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
12 For evils beyond number have (W)surrounded me;
My (X)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are (Y)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my (Z)heart has failed me.
13 (AA)Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
(AB)Hurry, Lord, to help me.
14 May those be (AC)ashamed and humiliated together
Who (AD)seek my life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.
15 May those (AE)be appalled because of their shame
Who (AF)say to me, “Aha, aha!”
16 (AG)May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually (AH)say,
“The Lord be exalted!”
17 But (AI)I am afflicted and needy;
(AJ)May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:1
- Psalm 40:2
- Psalm 40:4
- Psalm 40:6
- Psalm 40:6
- Psalm 40:7
- Psalm 40:8
- Psalm 40:11
- Psalm 40:12
- Psalm 40:14
- Psalm 40:14
- Psalm 40:15
Cross references
- Psalm 40:1 : Ps 25:5; 27:14; 37:7
- Psalm 40:1 : Ps 34:15
- Psalm 40:2 : Ps 69:2, 14; Jer 38:6
- Psalm 40:2 : Ps 27:5
- Psalm 40:2 : Ps 37:23
- Psalm 40:3 : Ps 32:7; 33:3
- Psalm 40:3 : Ps 52:6; 64:9
- Psalm 40:4 : Ps 34:8; 84:12
- Psalm 40:4 : Job 37:24
- Psalm 40:4 : Ps 125:5
- Psalm 40:5 : Job 5:9; Ps 136:4
- Psalm 40:5 : Ps 139:17; Is 55:8
- Psalm 40:5 : Ps 71:15; 139:18
- Psalm 40:6 : 1 Sam 15:22; Ps 51:16; Is 1:11; Jer 6:20; 7:22, 23; Amos 5:22; Mic 6:6-8; Heb 10:5-7
- Psalm 40:8 : John 4:34
- Psalm 40:8 : Ps 37:31; Jer 31:33; 2 Cor 3:3
- Psalm 40:9 : Ps 22:22, 25
- Psalm 40:9 : Ps 119:13
- Psalm 40:9 : Josh 22:22; Ps 139:4
- Psalm 40:10 : Acts 20:20, 27
- Psalm 40:10 : Ps 89:1
- Psalm 40:11 : Ps 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; Prov 20:28
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 18:5; 116:3
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 38:4; 65:3
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 69:4
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 73:26
- Psalm 40:13 : Ps 70:1
- Psalm 40:13 : Ps 22:19; 71:12
- Psalm 40:14 : Ps 35:4, 26; 70:2; 71:13
- Psalm 40:14 : Ps 63:9
- Psalm 40:15 : Ps 70:3
- Psalm 40:15 : Ps 35:21; 70:3
- Psalm 40:16 : Ps 70:4
- Psalm 40:16 : Ps 35:27
- Psalm 40:17 : Ps 70:5; 86:1; 109:22
- Psalm 40:17 : Ps 40:5; 1 Pet 5:7
