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Psalm 40:3-5
The Message
Psalm 40:3-5
The Message
40 1-3 I waited and waited and waited for God.
At last he looked; finally he listened.
He lifted me out of the ditch,
pulled me from deep mud.
He stood me up on a solid rock
to make sure I wouldn’t slip.
He taught me how to sing the latest God-song,
a praise-song to our God.
More and more people are seeing this:
they enter the mystery,
abandoning themselves to God.
4-5 Blessed are you who give yourselves over to God,
turn your backs on the world’s “sure thing,”
ignore what the world worships;
The world’s a huge stockpile
of God-wonders and God-thoughts.
Nothing and no one
compares to you!
I start talking about you, telling what I know,
and quickly run out of words.
Neither numbers nor words
account for you.
Psalm 40:3-5
New International Version
Psalm 40:3-5
New International Version
3 He put a new song(A) in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(B)
and put their trust(C) in him.
4 Blessed is the one(D)
who trusts in the Lord,(E)
who does not look to the proud,(F)
to those who turn aside to false gods.[a](G)
5 Many, Lord my God,
are the wonders(H) you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare(I) with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many(J) to declare.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
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