1 And He inclined to me and heard my cry. | |
2 I waiteda Or intentlypatiently for the LORD; | |
2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of theb Lit mud of the miremiry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. | |
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the LORD. | |
4 How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has notc Lit regardturned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. | |
5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. | |
6 d I.e. Blood sacrificeSacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You havee Lit dug; or possibly piercedopened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. | |
7 Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it isf Or prescribed forwritten of me. | |
8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.” | |
9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, You know. | |
10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. | |
11 You, O LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me; g Or May...preserveYour lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. | |
12 For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart hash Lit forsakenfailed me. | |
13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; Make haste, O LORD, to help me. | |
14 Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek myi Or soullife to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delightj Or to injure mein my hurt. | |
15 Let those bek Or desolatedappalled because of their shame Who say to me, “Aha, aha!” | |
16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The LORD be magnified!” | |
17 Since I am afflicted and needy, l Or The Lord is mindfulLet the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God. | |