Psalm 40 — Legacy Standard Bible

The One Who Rescues Me

For the choir director. Of David. A Psalm.

I ^ahoped ¹earnestly for Yahweh;And He inclined to me and ^bheard my cry for help.²He brought me up out of the ^apit of destruction, out of the ¹miry clay,And ^bHe set my feet upon a high rock, ^cHe established my steps.³He put a ^anew song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;Many will ^bsee and fearAnd will trust in Yahweh.⁴How ^ablessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,And ^bhas not ¹turned to the proud, nor to those who ^cstray into falsehood.⁵Many, O Yahweh my God, are ^athe wondrous deeds You have done,And Your ^bthoughts toward us;There is none to compare with You.I would declare and speak of them,But they ^care too numerous to recount.⁶¹^,^aSacrifice and meal offering ²You have not desired;My ears You have ³opened;Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.⁷Then I said, “Behold, I come;In the scroll of the book it is ¹written of me.⁸“^aI desire to do Your will, O my God;^bYour law is within my inner being.”⁹I ^aproclaim good news of righteousness in the great assembly;Behold, I do ^bnot restrain my lips,O Yahweh, ^cYou know.¹⁰I do ^anot conceal Your righteousness within my heart;I ^bspeak of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;I do not hide Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.¹¹You, O Yahweh, will not withhold Your compassion from me;¹Your ^alovingkindness and Your truth will continually guard me.¹²For evils beyond number have ^asurrounded me;My ^biniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;They are ^cmore numerous than the hairs of my head,And my ^dheart has ¹failed me.¹³^aBe pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me;Make ^bhaste, O Yahweh, to help me.¹⁴Let those be ^aashamed and humiliated togetherWho ^bseek my ¹life to sweep it away;Let those be turned back and dishonoredWho delight in ²evil against me.¹⁵Let those ^abe ¹appalled because of their shameWho ^bsay to me, “Aha, aha!”¹⁶^aLet all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;Let those who love Your salvation ^bsay continually,“Yahweh be magnified!”¹⁷As for me, ^aI am afflicted and needy,¹^,^bMay the Lord think of me.You are my help and the One who rescues me;Do not delay, O my God.