Psalm 40

Legacy Standard Bible

⁴ How ^(H)blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,
And ^(I)has not ^[c]turned to the proud, nor to those who ^(J)stray into falsehood.
⁵ Many, O Yahweh my God, are ^(K)the wondrous deeds You have done,
And Your ^(L)thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
I would declare and speak of them,
But they ^(M)are too numerous to recount.

^6 [d](N)Sacrifice and meal offering ^[e]You have not desired;
My ears You have ^[f]opened;
Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
⁷ Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is ^[g]written of me.
^8 (O)I desire to do Your will, O my God;
^(P)Your law is within my inner being.”

⁹ I ^(Q)proclaim good news of righteousness in the great assembly;
Behold, I do ^(R)not restrain my lips,
O Yahweh, ^(S)You know.
¹⁰ I do ^(T)not conceal Your righteousness within my heart;
I ^(U)speak of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I do not hide Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.

¹¹ You, O Yahweh, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
^[h]Your ^(V)lovingkindness and Your truth will continually guard me.
¹² For evils beyond number have ^(W)surrounded me;
My ^(X)iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are ^(Y)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my ^(Z)heart has ^[i]failed me.

^13 (AA)Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me;
Make ^(AB)haste, O Yahweh, to help me.
¹⁴ Let those be ^(AC)ashamed and humiliated together
Who ^(AD)seek my ^[j]life to sweep it away;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in ^[k]evil against me.
¹⁵ Let those ^(AE)be ^[l]appalled because of their shame
Who ^(AF)say to me, “Aha, aha!”
^16 (AG)Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation ^(AH)say continually,
“Yahweh be magnified!”
¹⁷ As for me, ^(AI)I am afflicted and needy,
^[m](AJ)May the Lord think of me.
You are my help and the One who rescues me;
Do not delay, O my God.