Psalm 40:1-2

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Psalm 40

Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help

To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.

¹I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and heard my cry.
²He drew me up from the desolate pit,^[a]
    out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
    making my steps secure.

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Footnotes

Psalm 40:2 Cn: Heb pit of tumult

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