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Psalms 40

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Psalms 40 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

ASV: 1ASV

I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

WEB: 2WEB

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

ASV: 2ASV

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

WEB: 3WEB

He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

ASV: 3ASV

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.

WEB: 4WEB

Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

ASV: 4ASV

Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

WEB: 5WEB

Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

ASV: 5ASV

Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward: They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

WEB: 6WEB

Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

ASV: 6ASV

Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.

WEB: 7WEB

Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

ASV: 7ASV

Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:

WEB: 8WEB

I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

ASV: 8ASV

I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.

WEB: 9WEB

I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, LORD, you know.

ASV: 9ASV

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.

WEB: 10WEB

I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

ASV: 10ASV

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.

WEB: 11WEB

Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, LORD. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

ASV: 11ASV

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

WEB: 12WEB

For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.

ASV: 12ASV

For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.

WEB: 13WEB

Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, LORD.

ASV: 13ASV

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

WEB: 14WEB

Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.

ASV: 14ASV

Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

WEB: 15WEB

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”

ASV: 15ASV

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.

WEB: 16WEB

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let the LORD be exalted!”

ASV: 16ASV

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.

WEB: 17WEB

But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

ASV: 17ASV

But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.