Psalm
40 Monday Midday 2
I called and called to
Yahweh; * he stooped to me and heard my cry.
He pulled me out of the Pit of Destruction, * out of the Muddy
Swamp.
He set my feet on a rock, * making my legs secure.
He put in my mouth a new song, * a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and be awed, *
and so will trust in Yahweh.
Happy the man * who makes Yahweh his trust,
who turns not to frightful deities * or to fraudulent images.
Yahweh, great things have you done; * my God, wondrous
miracles have you worked.
Your thoughts are always on
us; * you have no equal.
Were I to declare and tell them, * they would be too many to
count.
You had no interest * in sacrifice or offering; * so you
made my ear receptive.
Burnt offering and sin offering * you did not request;
then I promised: * “Look, I come;
in the written scroll * it is stated as my duty.
To perform your will * is my concern, my God. * Your
law is within my heart.”
I announced the glad news of
your deliverance, * in the great assembly.
No, I did not restrain my lips; * Yahweh, you yourself
know.
Your kindness I did not conceal * inside my heart.
Your fidelity and saving action * I announced.
I did not hide your kindness * nor your fidelity from the
great assembly.
You, Yahweh, did not withhold * your love from me.
Your kindness and fidelity * have always protected me.
But troubles have surrounded
me, * too many to be counted.
My sins have caught up with
me, * and I am unable to escape.
They are more than the hairs
of my head, * and my heart forsakes me.
Run, Yahweh, to rescue me; * Yahweh, hurry to help me.
Let all be shamed and disgraced * who seek to take my life,
sent back with dishonor * who wish me evil,
be dismayed for their shameful slander, * who ha-ha me with
scorn.
May they rejoice and be glad in you * all who seek you.
May they ever repeat: * “Great is Yahweh!” * all who love your
salvation.
Though I am afflicted and
poor, * the Lord will think of me.
My helper and my deliverer
are you; * my God, do not delay.
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