New American Standard Bible PSALMS 40

God Sustains His Servant.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 I Awaited 1patiently for the Loʀᴅ;

And He inclined to me and Bheard my cry.

2 He brought me up out of the Apit of destruction, out of the 1miry clay,

And BHe set my feet upon a rock Cmaking my footsteps firm.

3 He put a Anew song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;

Many will Bsee and fear

And will trust in the Loʀᴅ.

4 How Ablessed is the man who has made the Loʀᴅ his trust,

And Bhas not 1turned to the proud, nor to those who Clapse into falsehood.

5 Many, O Loʀᴅ my God, are Athe wonders which You have done,

And Your Bthoughts toward us;

There is none to compare with You.

If I would declare and speak of them,

They Cwould be too numerous to count.

6 1 ASacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;

My ears You have 2opened;

Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

7 Then I said, “Behold, I come;

In the scroll of the book it is 1written of me.

8 AI delight to do Your will, O my God;

BYour Law is within my heart.”

9 I have Aproclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;

Behold, I will Bnot restrain my lips,

O Loʀᴅ, CYou know.

10 I have Anot hidden Your righteousness within my heart;

I have Bspoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;

I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

11 You, O Loʀᴅ, will not withhold Your compassion from me;

1Your Alovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.

12 For evils beyond number have Asurrounded me;

My Biniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;

They are Cmore numerous than the hairs of my head,

And my Dheart has 1failed me.

13 ABe pleased, O Loʀᴅ, to deliver me;

Make Bhaste, O Loʀᴅ, to help me.

14 Let those be Aashamed and humiliated together

Who Bseek my 1life to destroy it;

Let those be turned back and dishonored

Who delight 2in my hurt.

15 Let those Abe 1appalled because of their shame

Who Bsay to me, “Aha, aha!”

16 ALet all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;

Let those who love Your salvation Bsay continually,

“The Loʀᴅ be magnified!”

17 Since AI am afflicted and needy,

1 BLet the Lord be mindful of me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

Do not delay, O my God.

A40:1 Ps 25:5; 27:14; 37:7

140:1 Or intently

B40:1 Ps 34:15

A40:2 Ps 69:2, 14; Jer 38:6

140:2 Lit mud of the mire

B40:2 Ps 27:5

C40:2 Ps 37:23

A40:3 Ps 32:7; 33:3

B40:3 Ps 52:6; 64:9

A40:4 Ps 34:8; 84:12

B40:4 Job 37:24

140:4 Lit regard

C40:4 Ps 125:5

A40:5 Job 5:9; Ps 136:4

B40:5 Ps 139:17; Is 55:8

C40:5 Ps 71:15; 139:18

140:6 I.e. Blood sacrifice

A40:6 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

240:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced

140:7 Or prescribed for

A40:8 John 4:34

B40:8 Ps 37:31; Jer 31:33; 2 Cor 3:3

A40:9 Ps 22:22, 25

B40:9 Ps 119:13

C40:9 Josh 22:22; Ps 139:4

A40:10 Acts 20:20, 27

B40:10 Ps 89:1

140:11 Or May...preserve

A40:11 Ps 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; Prov 20:28

A40:12 Ps 18:5; 116:3

140:12 Lit forsaken

B40:13 Ps 22:19; 71:12

A40:14 Ps 35:4, 26; 70:2; 71:13

B40:14 Ps 63:9

140:14 Or soul

240:14 Or to injure me

A40:15 Ps 70:3

140:15 Or desolated

B40:15 Ps 35:21; 70:3

A40:16 Ps 70:4

B40:16 Ps 35:27

A40:17 Ps 70:5; 86:1; 109:22

140:17 Or The Lord is mindful

B40:17 Ps 40:5; 1 Pet 5:7