Psalm 40²⁶

For the music director; By David, a psalm
40:1 I relied completely¹ on the LORD,
and he turned toward me
and heard my cry for help.
40:2 He lifted me out of the watery pit,²
out of the slimy mud.³
He placed my feet on a rock,
and gave me secure footing.⁴
40:3 He gave me reason to sing a new song,⁵
praising our God.⁶
May many see what God has done,
so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the LORD!⁷
40:4 How happy⁸ is the one⁹ who trusts in the LORD,¹⁰
and does seek help from¹¹ the proud or from liars!¹²
40:5 O LORD, my God, you have accomplished many things,
you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us.¹³
No one can thwart you!¹⁴
I want to declare them and talk about them,
but they are too numerous to recount!¹⁵
40:6 Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern.¹⁶
You make that quite clear to me!¹⁷
You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.
40:7 Then I say,
“Look! I come!
What is written in the scroll pertains to me.¹⁸
40:8 I want to do what pleases you,¹⁹ my God.
Your law dominates my thoughts.”²⁰
40:9 I have told the great assembly²¹ about your justice.²²
Look! I spare no words!²³
O LORD, you know this is true.
40:10 I have not failed to tell about your justice,²⁴
I spoke about your reliability and deliverance,
I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.²⁵
40:11 O LORD, you do not withhold²⁶ your compassion from me.
May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!²⁷
40:12 For innumerable dangers²⁸ surround me.
My sins overtake me,
so I am unable to see;
they outnumber the hairs of head
so my strength fails me.²⁹
40:13 Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me!
O LORD, hurry and help me!³⁰
40:14 May those who are trying to snatch away my life
be totally embarrassed and ashamed!³¹
May those who want to harm me
be turned back and ashamed!³²
40:15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
be humiliated³³ and disgraced!³⁴
40:16 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!
May those who love to experience³⁵ your deliverance say continually,³⁶
“May the LORD be praised!”³⁷
40:17 I am oppressed and needy!³⁸
May the sovereign master pay attention to me!³⁹
You are my helper and my deliverer!
O my God, do not delay!