No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,(A)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous(B) without cause.

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25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(A)

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23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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31 but those who hope(A) in the Lord
    will renew their strength.(B)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(C)
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.(D)

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But as for me, I watch(A) in hope(B) for the Lord,
    I wait for God my Savior;
    my God will hear(C) me.

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Yes, my soul, find rest in God;(A)
    my hope comes from him.

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14 Wait(A) for the Lord;
    be strong(B) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

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25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.(A)

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34 Hope in the Lord(A)
    and keep his way.(B)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,(C) you will see(D) it.

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Psalm 40[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(D)
    out of the mud(E) and mire;(F)
he set my feet(G) on a rock(H)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song(I) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(J)
    and put their trust(K) in him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord(A) our God,
    till he shows us his mercy.

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20 We wait(A) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.

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In that day(A) they will say,

“Surely this is our God;(B)
    we trusted(C) in him, and he saved(D) us.
This is the Lord, we trusted in him;
    let us rejoice(E) and be glad in his salvation.”(F)

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11 But the Lord(A) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors(B) will stumble and not prevail.(C)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;(D)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.

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18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,(A)
    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”(B)

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Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.

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26 May all who gloat(A) over my distress(B)
    be put to shame(C) and confusion;
may all who exalt themselves over me(D)
    be clothed with shame and disgrace.

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17 Let me not be put to shame,(A) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent(B) in the realm of the dead.

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13 May my accusers(A) perish in shame;(B)
    may those who want to harm me
    be covered with scorn and disgrace.(C)

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Psalm 62[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Truly my soul finds rest(A) in God;(B)
    my salvation comes from him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.

May those who want to take my life(A)
    be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
    be turned back in disgrace.(B)
May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(C)
    turn back because of their shame.

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Deliver me from evildoers(A)
    and save me from those who are after my blood.(B)

See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(C) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
I have done no wrong,(D) yet they are ready to attack me.(E)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!(F)
You, Lord God Almighty,
    you who are the God of Israel,(G)
rouse yourself(H) to punish all the nations;(I)
    show no mercy to wicked traitors.[a](J)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 13.

10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;(A)
    they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.(B)

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25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(A) ‘They hated me without reason.’[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4

78 May the arrogant(A) be put to shame for wronging me without cause;(B)
    but I will meditate on your precepts.

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