Psalm 40
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I a WAITED patiently for the LORD;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
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He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of b the miry clay,
And c set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
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d He has put a new song in my mouth -
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the LORD.
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e Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust,
And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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f Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works
Which You have done;
g And Your thoughts toward us
Cannot be recounted to You in order;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.
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h Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
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Then I said, "Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
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i I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is j within my heart."
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k I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness
In the great assembly;
Indeed, l I do not restrain my lips,
O LORD, You Yourself know.
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m I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
From the great assembly.
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Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O LORD;
n Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
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For innumerable evils have surrounded me;
o My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
Therefore my heart fails me.
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p Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me;
O LORD, make haste to help me!
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q Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion
Who seek to destroy my life;
Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor
Who wish me evil.
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Let them be r confounded because of their shame,
Who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
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s Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let such as love Your salvation t say continually,
"The LORD be magnified!"
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u But I am poor and needy;
v Yet the LORD thinks upon me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.
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Cross References
Psalms 25:5
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.
Psalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
Psalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
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Cross References
Psalms 69:2
I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.
Psalms 69:14
Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.
Jeremiah 38:6
So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king's son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.
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Cross References
Psalms 27:5
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
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Cross References
Psalms 32:7
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
Psalms 33:3
Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
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Cross References
Psalms 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Psalms 84:12
O LORD of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
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Cross References
Job 9:10
He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.
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Cross References
Psalms 139:17
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
Isaiah 55:8
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 15:22
So Samuel said: "Has the LORD as great delight ...
Psalms 51:16
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I woul...
Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrif...
Jeremiah 6:20
For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from ...
Jeremiah 7:22
For I did not speak to your fathers, or command...
Jeremiah 7:23
"But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Ob...
Amos 5:22
Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your gr...
Micah 6:6 - 8
With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow...
Hebrews 10:5 - 9
Therefore, when He came into the world, He said...
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Cross References
Matthew 26:39
He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.
John 4:34
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
Hebrews 10:7
Then I said, 'Behold, I have come - In the volume of the book it is written of Me - To do Your will, O God.'
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Cross References
Psalms 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
Jeremiah 31:33
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
2 Corinthians 3:3
Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
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Cross References
Psalms 22:22
I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
Psalms 22:25
My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
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Cross References
Psalms 119:13
With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth.
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Cross References
Acts 20:20
How I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house.
Acts 20:27
For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
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Cross References
Psalms 61:7
He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!
Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
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Cross References
Psalms 38:4
For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Psalms 65:3
Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them.
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Cross References
Psalms 70:1
MAKE haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O LORD!
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Cross References
Psalms 35:4
Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt.
Psalms 35:26
Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who rejoice at my hurt; Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor Who exalt themselves against me.
Psalms 70:2
Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt.
Psalms 71:13
Let them be confounded and consumed Who are adversaries of my life; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor Who seek my hurt.
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Psalms 73:19
Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
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Psalms 70:4
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, "Let God be magnified!
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Cross References
Psalms 35:27
Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, "Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.
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Cross References
Psalms 70:5
But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
Psalms 86:1
Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me; For I am poor and needy.
Psalms 109:22
For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
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Cross References
Psalms 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.