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Psalm 40 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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God Sustains His Servant.

(Psa 70:1–5 )

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For the music director. A Psalm of David.

I waited [fn]patiently for the LORD;

And He reached down to me and heard my cry.

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He brought me up out of the pit of [fn]destruction, out of the mud;

And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.

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He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;

Many will see and fear

And will trust in the LORD.

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How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust,

And has not turned to the [fn]proud, nor to those who become involved in falsehood.

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Many, LORD my God, are the wonders which You have done,

And Your thoughts toward us;

There is no one to compare with You.

If I would declare and speak of them,

They would be too numerous to count.

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You have not desired [fn]sacrifice and meal offering;

You have [fn]opened my ears;

You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

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Then I said, “Behold, I have come;

It is [fn]written of me in the scroll of the book.

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“I delight to do Your will, my God;

Your Law is within my [fn]heart.”

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I have proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;

Behold, I will not restrain my lips,

LORD, You know.

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I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;

I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;

I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

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You, LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me;

[fn]Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.

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For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

My guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;

They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,

And my heart has [fn]failed me.

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Be pleased, LORD, to rescue me;

Hurry, LORD, to help me.

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May those be ashamed and humiliated together

Who seek my [fn]life to destroy it;

May those be turned back and dishonored

Who delight [fn]in my hurt.

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May those be [fn]appalled because of their shame

Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

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May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;

May those who love Your salvation continually say,

“The LORD be exalted!”

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But I am afflicted and needy;

May the Lord be mindful of me.

You are my help and my savior;

Do not delay, my God.

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NASB20 Footnotes
Or intently
Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworld
Or enemies
I.e., blood sacrifice
Lit dug; or possibly pierced
Or prescribed for
Lit inner being
Or May...preserve
Lit forsaken
Or soul
Or to injure me
Or desolated
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Psalm Chapter 40 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras