Psalm 40

21st Century King James Version

40 I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me and heard my cry.

² He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings.

³ 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 the Lord.

⁴ Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

⁵ Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done; and Thy thoughts which are directed toward us, they cannot be reckoned up in order unto Thee. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not desire; mine ears hast Thou opened; burnt offering and sin offering hast Thou not required.

⁷ Then said I, “Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me:

⁸ I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is within my heart.”

⁹ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo, I have not restrained my lips, O Lord, Thou knowest.

¹⁰ 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 congregation.

¹¹ Withhold not Thou Thy tender mercies from me, O Lord; let Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth continually preserve me.

¹² For innumerable evils have compassed me about; mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of mine head; therefore my heart faileth me.

¹³ Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me!

¹⁴ Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

¹⁵ Let them be desolate as a reward for their shame, that say unto me, “Aha, aha!”

¹⁶ Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; let those that love Thy salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”

¹⁷ But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh of me. Thou art my help and my deliverer; do not tarry, O my God!