Psalm 40:1–11

1 I awaited 1patiently for the Lord;

And He inclined to me and bheard my cry.

2 He brought me up out of the apit of destruction, out of the 1miry clay,

And bHe set my feet upon a rock cmaking my footsteps firm.

3 He put a anew song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;

Many will bsee and fear

And will trust in the Lord.

4 How ablessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,

And bhas not 1turned to the proud, nor to those who clapse into falsehood.

5 Many, O Lord my God, are athe wonders which You have done,

And Your bthoughts toward us;

There is none to compare with You.

If I would declare and speak of them,

They cwould be too numerous to count.

6 1 aSacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;

My ears You have 2opened;

Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

7 Then I said, “Behold, I come;

In the scroll of the book it is 1written of me.

8 aI delight to do Your will, O my God;

bYour Law is within my heart.”

9 I have aproclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;

Behold, I will bnot restrain my lips,

O Lord, cYou know.

10 I have anot hidden Your righteousness within my heart;

I have bspoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;

I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

11 You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;

1Your alovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.