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A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay; and he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Blessed is the man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Many, O LORD my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be set in order unto thee; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then said I, Lo, I am come; in the roll of the book it is written of me:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is within my heart.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I have published righteousness in the great congregation; lo, I will not refrain my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For innumerable evils have compassed me about, mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head, and my heart hath failed me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: make haste to help me, O LORD.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it: let them be turned backward and brought to dishonour that delight in my hurt.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that say unto me, Aha, Aha.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/psalms/40-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>