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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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 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class="v19_40_2">2</span>He pulled me out of a dangerous pit,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_2">out of the deadly quicksand.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_2">He set me safely on a rock</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_2">and made me secure.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.3" class="v19_40_3">3</span>He taught me to sing a new song,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_3">a song of praise to our God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_3">Many who see this will take warning</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_3">and will put their trust in the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.4" class="v19_40_4">4</span>Happy are those who trust the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_4">who do not turn to idols</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_4">or join those who worship false gods.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.5" class="v19_40_5">5</span>You have done many things for us, O <span class="nd">Lord</span> our God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_5">there is no one like you!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_5">You have made many wonderful plans for us.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_5">I could never speak of them all—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_5">their number is so great!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.6" class="v19_40_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.40.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> You do not want sacrifices and offerings;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_6">you do not ask for animals burned whole on the altar</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_6">or for sacrifices to take away sins.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_6">Instead, you have given me ears to hear you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.7" class="v19_40_7">7</span>and so I answered, “Here I am;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_7">your instructions for me are in the book of the Law.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.40.7!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.8" class="v19_40_8">8</span>How I love to do your will, my God!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_8">I keep your teaching in my heart.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.9" class="v19_40_9">9</span>In the assembly of all your people, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_9">I told the good news that you save us.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_9">You know that I will never stop telling it.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.10" class="v19_40_10">10</span>I have not kept the news of salvation to myself;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_10">I have always spoken of your faithfulness and help.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_10">In the assembly of all your people I have not been silent</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_10">about your loyalty and constant love.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.11" class="v19_40_11">11</span><span class="nd">Lord</span>, I know you will never stop being merciful to me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_11">Your love and loyalty will always keep me safe.</span></p><h3 class="s">A Prayer for Help</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="PSA 70">Psalm 70</ref>)</h5><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.12" class="v19_40_12">12</span>I am surrounded by many troubles—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_12">too many to count!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_12">My sins have caught up with me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_12">and I can no longer see;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_12">they are more than the hairs of my head,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_12">and I have lost my courage.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.13" class="v19_40_13">13</span>Save me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>! Help me now!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.14" class="v19_40_14">14</span>May those who try to kill me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_14">be completely defeated and confused.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_14">May those who are happy because of my troubles</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_14">be turned back and disgraced.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.15" class="v19_40_15">15</span>May those who make fun of me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_15">be dismayed by their defeat.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.16" class="v19_40_16">16</span>May all who come to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_16">be glad and joyful.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_16">May all who are thankful for your salvation</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_16">always say, “How great is the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.40.17" class="v19_40_17">17</span>I am weak and poor, O Lord,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_17">but you have not forgotten me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_40_17">You are my savior and my God—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_40_17">hurry to my aid!</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A psalm by David.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">40.7: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">your instructions … Law; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">my devotion to you is recorded in your book.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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