Chapter 40
(Psalm 70:1–5; Hebrews 10:1–18)
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
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2 He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
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3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
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4 Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.1
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- Or who turn aside to false gods or who run after lies
5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
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6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened.1 Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
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- Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts but a body You prepared for me
7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
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8 I delight to do Your will, O my God;1 Your law is within my heart.”
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- Cited in Hebrews 10:5–7
9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
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10 I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
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11 O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
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12 For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
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13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
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14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
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15 May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
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16 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
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17 But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
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