Psalms:40

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* To the chief musician . A Psalm of David . Waiting I have waited on Jehovah ; and He bowed to me and heard my cry . * And He drew me up from the pit of tumult , out of the miry clay ; He set my feet on a rock ; He directed my steps . * And He put a new song of praise to our God in my mouth ; many shall see and shall fear and shall trust in Jehovah . * Blessed is the man who sets Jehovah as his trust , and does not turn to the proud , or to those who turn to a lie . * Many things have You done , O Jehovah my God ; Your works of wonder and Your purposes toward us ; there is none to set in order to You ; I will declare and I will speak ; they are more than can be counted . * Sacrifice and offering You did not desire ; You have opened ears to Me . You have not asked burnt offering and sin offering . * Then I said , Lo , I come , in the roll of the Book it is written of Me ; * I delight to do Your will , O My God ; and Your law is within My inmost soul . * I have announced righteousness in the great assembly ; behold , I will not restrain My lips ; O Jehovah You know . * I have not concealed Your righteousness in My heart ; I speak Your faithfulness and Your salvation . I have not hidden Your loving-kindness and Your truth for the great assembly . * Do not withhold Your tender mercies from Me , O Jehovah ; let Your lovingkindness and Your truth always watch over Me . * For evils have surrounded me until there is no number ; my iniquities have taken hold on me and I am not able to look up ; they are more than the hairs of my head , and my heart fails me . * Be pleased to deliver me , O Jehovah ; hasten to my help . * Let be ashamed and humbled together those seeking my soul , to destroy it ; let those delighting in my evil be driven back and disgraced . * Let them be desolate until it is the reward for their shame ; for they are saying to me , Aha ! Aha ! * Let all who are seeking You be glad in You and always say , May Jehovah be magnified , those loving Your salvation . * But I am poor and needy ; the Lord will take thought for me . You are my help and my deliverer ; O my God , do not delay .

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