Psalm 40 New American Standard Bible
God Sustains His Servant.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
40 I (A)waited [a]patiently for the Lord;
And He reached down to me and (B)heard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the (C)pit of [b]destruction, out of the mud;
And (D)He set my feet on a rock, (E)making my footsteps firm.
3 He put a (F)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will (G)see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.
4 How (H)blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And (I)has not turned to the [c]proud, nor to those who (J)become involved in falsehood.
5 Many, Lord my God, are (K)the wonders which You have done,
And Your (L)thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They (M)would be too numerous to count.
6 (N)You have not desired [d]sacrifice and meal offering;
You have [e]opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is [f]written of me in the scroll of the book.
8 (O)I delight to do Your will, my God;
(P)Your Law is within my [g]heart.”
9 I have (Q)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will (R)not restrain my lips,
Lord, (S)You know.
10 I have (T)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have (U)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.
11 You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
[h]Your (V)mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
12 For evils beyond number have (W)surrounded me;
My (X)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are (Y)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my (Z)heart has [i]failed me.
13 (AA)Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
(AB)Hurry, Lord, to help me.
14 May those be (AC)ashamed and humiliated together
Who (AD)seek my [j]life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight [k]in my hurt.
15 May those (AE)be [l]appalled because of their shame
Who (AF)say to me, “Aha, aha!”
16 (AG)May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually (AH)say,
“The Lord be exalted!”
17 But (AI)I am afflicted and needy;
(AJ)May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:1 Or intently
- Psalm 40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworld
- Psalm 40:4 Or enemies
- Psalm 40:6 I.e., blood sacrifice
- Psalm 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced
- Psalm 40:7 Or prescribed for
- Psalm 40:8 Lit inner being
- Psalm 40:11 Or May...preserve
- Psalm 40:12 Lit forsaken
- Psalm 40:14 Or soul
- Psalm 40:14 Or to injure me
- Psalm 40:15 Or desolated
Cross references
- Psalm 40:1 : Ps 25:5; 27:14; 37:7
- Psalm 40:1 : Ps 34:15
- Psalm 40:2 : Ps 69:2, 14; Jer 38:6
- Psalm 40:2 : Ps 27:5
- Psalm 40:2 : Ps 37:23
- Psalm 40:3 : Ps 32:7; 33:3
- Psalm 40:3 : Ps 52:6; 64:9
- Psalm 40:4 : Ps 34:8; 84:12
- Psalm 40:4 : Job 37:24
- Psalm 40:4 : Ps 125:5
- Psalm 40:5 : Job 5:9; Ps 136:4
- Psalm 40:5 : Ps 139:17; Is 55:8
- Psalm 40:5 : Ps 71:15; 139:18
- Psalm 40:6 : 1 Sam 15:22; Ps 51:16; Is 1:11; Jer 6:20; 7:22, 23; Amos 5:22; Mic 6:6-8; Heb 10:5-7
- Psalm 40:8 : John 4:34
- Psalm 40:8 : Ps 37:31; Jer 31:33; 2 Cor 3:3
- Psalm 40:9 : Ps 22:22, 25
- Psalm 40:9 : Ps 119:13
- Psalm 40:9 : Josh 22:22; Ps 139:4
- Psalm 40:10 : Acts 20:20, 27
- Psalm 40:10 : Ps 89:1
- Psalm 40:11 : Ps 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; Prov 20:28
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 18:5; 116:3
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 38:4; 65:3
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 69:4
- Psalm 40:12 : Ps 73:26
- Psalm 40:13 : Ps 70:1
- Psalm 40:13 : Ps 22:19; 71:12
- Psalm 40:14 : Ps 35:4, 26; 70:2; 71:13
- Psalm 40:14 : Ps 63:9
- Psalm 40:15 : Ps 70:3
- Psalm 40:15 : Ps 35:21; 70:3
- Psalm 40:16 : Ps 70:4
- Psalm 40:16 : Ps 35:27
- Psalm 40:17 : Ps 70:5; 86:1; 109:22
- Psalm 40:17 : Ps 40:5; 1 Pet 5:7
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