New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 40:7-17

7Then I said, “Behold, I have come; It is 1written of me in the scroll of the book.8 2I delight to do Your will, my God; 3Your Law is within my 4heart.”

9I have 5proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will 6not restrain my lips, Lord, 7You know.10I have 8not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have 9spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

11You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; 10Your 11mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.12For evils beyond number have 12surrounded me; My 13guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are 14more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my 15heart has 16failed me.

13 17Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me; 18Hurry, Lord, to help me.14May those be 19ashamed and humiliated together Who 20seek my 21life to destroy it; May those be turned back and dishonored Who delight 22in my hurt.15May those 23be 24appalled because of their shame Who 25say to me, “Aha, aha!”16 26May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; May those who love Your salvation continually 27say, “The Lord be exalted!”17But 28I am afflicted and needy; 29May the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my savior; Do not delay, my God.

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Notes

1. Psalms 40:7 Or prescribed for ↩
2. Psalms 40:8 John 4:34 ↩
3. Psalms 40:8 Ps 37:31; Jer 31:33; 2 Cor 3:3 ↩
4. Psalms 40:8 Lit inner being ↩
5. Psalms 40:9 Ps 22:22, 25 ↩
6. Psalms 40:9 Ps 119:13 ↩
7. Psalms 40:9 Josh 22:22; Ps 139:4 ↩
8. Psalms 40:10 Acts 20:20, 27 ↩
9. Psalms 40:10 Ps 89:1 ↩
10. Psalms 40:11 Or May...preserve ↩
11. Psalms 40:11 Ps 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; Prov 20:28 ↩
12. Psalms 40:12 Ps 18:5; 116:3 ↩
13. Psalms 40:12 Ps 38:4; 65:3 ↩
14. Psalms 40:12 Ps 69:4 ↩
15. Psalms 40:12 Ps 73:26 ↩
16. Psalms 40:12 Lit forsaken ↩
17. Psalms 40:13 Ps 70:1 ↩
18. Psalms 40:13 Ps 22:19; 71:12 ↩
19. Psalms 40:14 Ps 35:4, 26; 70:2; 71:13 ↩
20. Psalms 40:14 Ps 63:9 ↩
21. Psalms 40:14 Or soul ↩
22. Psalms 40:14 Or to injure me ↩
23. Psalms 40:15 Ps 70:3 ↩
24. Psalms 40:15 Or desolated ↩
25. Psalms 40:15 Ps 35:21; 70:3 ↩
26. Psalms 40:16 Ps 70:4 ↩
27. Psalms 40:16 Ps 35:27 ↩
28. Psalms 40:17 Ps 70:5; 86:1; 109:22 ↩
29. Psalms 40:17 Ps 40:5; 1 Pet 5:7 ↩

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