Psa 40:1-11 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Psalm of David . I waited patiently for the Lord ; he inclined to me and heard my cry .

Psalms 40:1-11

My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 I ^awaited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and ^bheard my cry.
2 He drew me up from ^cthe pit of destruction,
out of ^dthe miry bog,
and ^eset my feet upon a rock,
^fmaking my steps secure.
3 He put ^ga new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will ^hsee and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is the man who ⁱmakes
the Lord his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
to those who ^jgo astray after a lie!
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
your ^kwondrous deeds and your ^lthoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are ^mmore than can be told.
6 ⁿIn sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
but you have given me an open ^oear. ^{▼▼Hebrew ears you have dug for me}
Burnt offering and sin offering
you have not required.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
in the scroll of the book it is written ^qof me:
8 ^rI delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is ^swithin my heart.”
9 I have told the glad news of deliverance ^{▼▼Hebrew righteousness; also verse 10}
in ^uthe great congregation;
behold, I have not ^vrestrained my lips,
^was you know, O Lord.
10 I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.
11 As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain
your mercy from me;
your ^xsteadfast love and your faithfulness will
ever preserve me!