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Psalm 40

40 A note for the worship leader: this psalm.

1 I patiently waited for Yahweh to help me,

and he was attentive to me

and listened when I called out to him.

2 When bad things were happening to me, it was as though I was in a dangerous pit

that was full of mud and slime

but he rescued me from those terrible things

as though he had lifted me out of the pit and set me onto a solid rock

where I could stand securely.

3 He gave me reason to sing a new song,

praising him, our God.

Many people will see what he did for me and will revere him

and will trust in Yahweh.

4 What a good life the person has

who trusts confidently in Yahweh

and does not imitate proud people

who are loyal to what is false.

5 Yahweh my God, you are the one who has done many wonderful things

and made great plans for us!

No one compares to you.

If I tried to tell others about all of those wonderful things,

there would be too many for me to mention.

6 It is not the sacrifices and offerings that you have wanted from me;

instead, you gave me the ability to hear and obey you.

Burnt offerings and sin offerings are not what you require to forgive my sins.

7 So I said, “Yahweh, here I am,

ready to do the things that the scroll of your instruction says about me.”

8 My God, I gladly do what you desire;

I deeply treasure your instruction.

9 Whenever your people gather together in the large congregation,

I tell them about the righteous things that you do.

Indeed, Yahweh, certainly you know that I do not stop talking about this.

10 I have not kept to myself the good news that you are righteous;

I have told the large gathering of your people that you are faithful and that you save us.

I have not hidden from them that you faithfully love us and are always trustworthy.

11 Yahweh, you will not stop being merciful to me.

Because you faithfully love me and are always trustworthy,

I know that you will continually protect me.

12 I assure myself of this because so many bad things are happening to me that it seems that I cannot even count them.

the wrong things that I have done are now affecting me badly,

and I cannot see a way to fix them.

It seems that they are more numerous than the hairs on my head,

and I am very discouraged.

13 Yahweh, please rescue me!

Yahweh, please come quickly to help me!

14 May God completely disgrace

all of the people who want to kill me.

May God frustrate the people who want me to suffer

and may he humiliate them.

15 May those who mock me, saying, “Ha, Ha!”

feel horrified because God has so humiliated them.

16 May all those who come to worship you

be very joyful because of you.

May those who love that you save them say continually,

“Yahweh is great!”

17 As for me, I am very poor,

but the Lord cares about me.

You are the one who rescues me;

my God, please do not wait any longer!