Psalms Chapter 40
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CHAP. XL.

1 The benefite of confidence in God. 6 Obedience is the best sacrifice. 11 The sence of Dauids euils inflameth his prayer.

¹ [To the chiefe Musician, A Psalme of Dauid.] I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my crie.¹

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² He brought me vp also out of an horrible pit, out of the mirie clay, and set my feete vpon a rock, and established my goings.²

³ And he hath put a new song in my mouth, euen praise vnto our God: many shall see it, and feare, and shall trust in the Lord.

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

⁵ Many, O Lord my God; are thy wonderfull workes which thou hast done, and thy thoughts, which are to vs ward: they cannot be reckoned vp in order vnto thee: if I would declare and speake of them, they are moe then can be numbred.⁵

⁶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire, mine eares hast thou opened: burnt offering and sinne-offering hast thou not required.⁶

⁷ Then sayd I, Loe, I come: in the volume of the booke it is written of me:

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⁸ I delight to doe thy will, O my God: yea thy lawe is within my heart.⁸

⁹ I haue preached righteousnesse in the great congregation: loe, I haue not refrained my lippes, O Lord, thou knowest.

¹⁰ I haue not hid thy righteousnesse within my heart, I haue declared thy faithfulnesse and thy saluation: I haue not concealed thy louing kindnesse, and thy truth, from the great congregation.

¹¹ With-hold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy louing kindnesse, and thy trueth continually preserue me.

¹² For innumerable euils haue compassed me about, mine iniquities haue taken hold vpon me, so that I am not able to looke vp: they are moe then the haires of mine head, therefore my heart faileth me.¹²

¹³ Be pleased, O Lord, to deliuer me: O Lord, make haste to helpe me.

¹⁴ Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seeke after my soule to destroy it: let them be driuen backward, and put to shame, that wish me euill.¹⁴

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¹⁵ Let them be desolate, for a reward on their shame, that say vnto me, Aha, aha!

¹⁶ Let all those that seeke thee, reioyce and bee glad in thee: let such as loue thy saluation, say continually, The Lord be magnified.

¹⁷ But I am poore and needy, yet the Lord thinketh vpon me: thou art my helpe and my deliuerer, make no tarrying, O my God.

Psalms Chapter 40 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):

¹ Heb. in waiting I waited.
² Heb. a pit of noise.
⁵ Or, none can order them vnto thee.
⁶ Psal.51. 16. Esa.1. 11. & 66. 3. Hos.6. 6 Heb. 10. 5. Mat.12.7 , Heb. digged.
⁸ Heb. in the midst of my bowels.
¹² Heb. forsaketh.
¹⁴ Psal.34. 5. & 70.3.

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