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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 40</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/40.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//psalms/40-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalm</a> > Psalm 40</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/39.htm" title="Psalm 39">◄</a> Psalm 40 <a href="../psalms/41.htm" title="Psalm 41">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/psalms/40.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/40.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/40.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/40.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/psalms/40.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/40.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/psalms/40.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">I Waited Patiently for the LORD<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../psalms/70.htm">Psalm 70:1–5</a>; <a href ="../hebrews/10.htm">Hebrews 10:1–18</a>)</span><p class="pshdg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm"><b></b></a></span>For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span>I waited patiently for the LORD; <p class="indent2"> He inclined to me and heard my cry. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He lifted me up from the pit of despair, <p class="indent2"> out of the miry clay; <p class="indent1"> He set my feet upon a rock, <p class="indent2"> and made my footsteps firm. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>He put a new song in my mouth, <p class="indent2"> a hymn of praise to our God. <p class="indent1"> Many will see and fear <p class="indent2"> and put their trust in the LORD. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Blessed is the man <p class="indent2"> who has made the LORD his trust, <p class="indent1"> who has not turned to the proud, <p class="indent2"> nor to those who lapse into falsehood.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Many, O LORD my God, <p class="indent2"> are the wonders You have done, <p class="indent1"> and the plans You have for us—<p class="indent2"> none can compare to You—<p class="indent1"> if I proclaim and declare them, <p class="indent2"> they are more than I can count. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, <p class="indent2"> but my ears You have opened.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <p class="indent1"> Burnt offerings and sin offerings <p class="indent2"> You did not require. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—<p class="indent2"> it is written about me in the scroll: <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I delight to do Your will, O my God;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="indent2"> Your law is within my heart.” <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; <p class="indent2"> behold, I do not seal my lips, <p class="indent2"> as You, O LORD, do know. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; <p class="indent2"> I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; <p class="indent1"> I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness <p class="indent2"> from the great assembly. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; <p class="indent2"> Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For evils without number surround me; <p class="indent2"> my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. <p class="indent1"> They are more than the hairs of my head, <p class="indent2"> and my heart has failed within me. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; <p class="indent2"> hurry, O LORD, to help me. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>May those who seek my life <p class="indent2"> be ashamed and confounded; <p class="indent1"> may those who wish me harm <p class="indent2"> be repelled and humiliated. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” <p class="indent2"> be appalled at their own shame. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>May all who seek You <p class="indent2"> rejoice and be glad in You; <p class="indent1"> may those who love Your salvation <p class="indent2"> always say, “The LORD be magnified!” <A name=""></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/40-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But I am poor and needy; <p class="indent2"> may the Lord think of me. <p class="indent1"> You are my helper and deliverer; <p class="indent2"> O my God, do not delay.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>who turn aside to false gods</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>who run after lies</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts <i>but a body You prepared for me</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Cited in <a href="../hebrews/10.htm#5">Hebrews 10:5–7</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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