XL. Book I. A Sacrifice of Praise, and Prayer for Help. 1909-14. The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics

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The Book of Psalms.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Book I

A Sacrifice of Praise, and Prayer for Help

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.


[1]	I WAITED patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
[2]	He brought me up also out of a 1 horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
[3]	And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.
[4]	Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn 2 aside to lies.
[5]	Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward: They 3 cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
[6]	Sacrifice and offering 4 thou hast no delight in; Mine 5 ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
[7]	Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written 6 of me:
[8]	I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
[9]	I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.
[10]	I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
[11]	Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
[12]	For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed 7 me.
[13]	Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
[14]	Let them be put to shame and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
[15]	Let them be desolate 8 by 9 reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.
[16]	Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.
[17]	But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.

Note 1. Heb. a pit of tumult (or, destruction). [back]

Note 2. Or, fall away treacherously. [back]

Note 3. Or, There is none to be compared unto thee. [back]

Note 4. Or, meal-offering. [back]

Note 5. Heb. Ears hast thou digged (or, pierced) for me. [back]

Note 6. Or, prescribed to. [back]

Note 7. Heb. forsaken. [back]

Note 8. Or, astonished. [back]

Note 9. Or, for a reward of. [back]

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