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New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 40

God Sustains His Servant.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1I 1waitedH6960 2patientlyH6960 for the LordH3068; And He inclinedH5186 to me and 3heardH8085 my cryH7775.2He broughtH5927 me up out of the 4pitH953 of destructionH7588, out of the 5miryH3121 clayH2916, And 6He setH6965 my feetH7272 upon a rockH5553 7makingH3559 my footstepsH804 firmH3559.3He putH5414 a 8newH2319 songH7892 in my mouthH6310, a songH8416 of praiseH8416 to our GodH430; ManyH7227 will 9seeH7200 and fearH3372 And will trustH982 in the LordH3068.

4How 10blessedH835 is the manH1397 whoH834 has madeH7760 the LordH3068 his trustH4009, And 11has not 12turnedH6437 to the proudH7295, nor to those who 13lapseH7750 into falsehoodH3577.5ManyH7227, O LordH3068 my GodH430, are 14the wondersH6381 which You have doneH6213, And Your 15thoughtsH4284 towardH413 us; ThereH369 is noneH369 to compareH6186 with You. If I would declareH5046 and speakH1696 of them, They 16would be tooH4480 numerousH6105 to countH5608.

61718SacrificeH2077 and mealH4503 offeringH4503 You have not desiredH2654; My earsH241 You have 19openedH3738; BurntH5930 offeringH5930 and sinH2401 offeringH2401 You have not requiredH7592.7ThenH227 I saidH559, “BeholdH2009, I comeH935; In the scrollH4039 of the bookH5612 it is 20writtenH3789 of me.821I delightH2654 to doH6213 Your willH7522, O my GodH430; 22Your LawH8451 is withinH8432 my heartH4578.”

9I have 23proclaimedH1319 gladH1319 tidingsH1319 of righteousnessH6664 in the greatH7227 congregationH6951; BeholdH2009, I will 24not restrainH3607 my lipsH8193, O LordH3068, 25You knowH3045.10I have 26not hiddenH3680 Your righteousnessH6666 withinH8432 my heartH3820; I have 27spokenH559 of Your faithfulnessH530 and Your salvationH8668; I have not concealedH3582 Your lovingkindnessH2617 and Your truthH571 from the greatH7227 congregationH6951.

11You, O LordH3068, will not withholdH3607 Your compassionH7356 from me; 28Your 29lovingkindnessH2617 and Your truthH571 will continuallyH8548 preserveH5341 me.12For evilsH7463 beyondH5704H369 numberH4557 have 30surroundedH661 me; My 31iniquitiesH5771 have overtakenH5381 me, so that I am not ableH3201 to seeH7200; They are 32moreH4480 numerousH6105 thanH4480 the hairsH8185 of my headH7218, And my 33heartH3820 has 34failedH5800 me.

1335Be pleasedH7521, O LordH3068, to deliverH5337 me; MakeH2363 36hasteH2363, O LordH3068, to helpH5833 me.14Let those be 37ashamedH954 and humiliatedH3637 togetherH3162 Who 38seekH1245 my 39lifeH5315 to destroyH5595 it; Let those be turnedH5472 backH268 and dishonoredH3637 WhoH2655 delightH2655 40in my hurtH7463.15Let those 41be 42appalledH8074 becauseH5921H6118 of their shameH1322 Who 43sayH559 to me, “AhaH1889, ahaH1889!”1644Let allH3605 who seekH1245 You rejoiceH7797 and be gladH8055 in You; Let those who loveH157 Your salvationH8668 45sayH559 continuallyH8548, “The LordH3068 be magnifiedH1431!”17Since 46I am afflictedH6041 and needyH34, 4748Let the LordH136 be mindfulH2803 of me. You are my helpH5833 and my delivererH6403; Do not delayH309, O my GodH430.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 40:1 Ps 25:5; 27:14; 37:7 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 40:1 Or intently ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 40:1 Ps 34:15 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 40:2 Ps 69:2, 14; Jer 38:6 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 40:2 Lit mud of the mire ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 40:2 Ps 27:5 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 40:2 Ps 37:23 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 40:3 Ps 32:7; 33:3 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 40:3 Ps 52:6; 64:9 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 40:4 Ps 34:8; 84:12 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 40:4 Job 37:24 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 40:4 Lit regard ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 40:4 Ps 125:5 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 40:5 Job 5:9; Ps 136:4 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 40:5 Ps 139:17; Is 55:8 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 40:5 Ps 71:15; 139:18 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 40:6 I.e. Blood sacrifice ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 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 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 40:7 Or prescribed for ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 40:8 John 4:34 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 40:8 Ps 37:31; Jer 31:33; 2 Cor 3:3 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 40:9 Ps 22:22, 25 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 40:9 Ps 119:13 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 40:9 Josh 22:22; Ps 139:4 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 40:10 Acts 20:20, 27 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 40:10 Ps 89:1 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 40:11 Or May...preserve ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 40:11 Ps 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; Prov 20:28 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 40:12 Ps 18:5; 116:3 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 40:12 Ps 38:4; 65:3 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 40:12 Ps 69:4 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 40:12 Ps 73:26 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 40:12 Lit forsaken ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 40:13 Ps 70:1 ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 40:13 Ps 22:19; 71:12 ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 40:14 Ps 35:4, 26; 70:2; 71:13 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 40:14 Ps 63:9 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 40:14 Or soul ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 40:14 Or to injure me ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 40:15 Ps 70:3 ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 40:15 Or desolated ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 40:15 Ps 35:21; 70:3 ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 40:16 Ps 70:4 ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 40:16 Ps 35:27 ↩
  46. 46. Psalms 40:17 Ps 70:5; 86:1; 109:22 ↩
  47. 47. Psalms 40:17 Or The Lord is mindful ↩
  48. 48. Psalms 40:17 Ps 40:5; 1 Pet 5:7 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 40

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