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Psalms:40

¹For the music director, a psalm of David. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. ²He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing. ³He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord. ⁴How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars. ⁵O Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you. I want to declare your deeds and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount. ⁶Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me. You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings. ⁷Then I say, “Look, I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me.⁸I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.” ⁹I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look, I spare no words. O Lord, you know this is true.¹⁰I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance. I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness. ¹¹O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!¹²For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.¹³Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!¹⁴May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed. May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed. ¹⁵May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced. ¹⁶May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you. May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!” ¹⁷I am oppressed and needy. May the Lord pay attention to me. You are my helper and my deliverer. O my God, do not delay.