Psalm 40:1–11

¹I was patient while I waited for the Lord.

He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

²I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out.

He brought me up out of the mud and dirt.

He set my feet on a rock.

He gave me a firm place to stand on.

³He gave me a new song to sing.

It is a hymn of praise to our God.

Many people will see what he has done and will worship him.

They will put their trust in the Lord.

⁴Blessed is the man

who trusts in the Lord.

He doesn’t look to proud people for help.

He doesn’t turn away to worship statues of gods.

⁵Lord my God,

no one can compare with you.

You have done many miracles.

And you plan to do many more for us.

There are too many of them

for me to talk about.

⁶You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings.

You weren’t pleased with burnt offerings and sin offerings.

You gave me ears to hear you and obey you.

⁷Then I said, “Here I am.

It is written about me in the scroll.

⁸My God, I have come to do what you want.

Your law is in my heart.”

⁹I have told the whole community of those who worship you

that what you do is right.

Lord, you know

that I haven’t kept quiet.

¹⁰I haven’t kept to myself that what you did for me was right.

I have spoken about how faithful you were when you saved me.

I haven’t hidden your love and truth

from the whole community.

¹¹Lord, don’t hold back your mercy from me.

May your love and truth always keep me safe.