62 lines
2.2 KiB
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62 lines
2.2 KiB
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# Chapter 40
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1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
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he inclined to me and heard my cry.
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2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
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out of the miry bog,
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and set my feet upon a rock,
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making my steps secure.
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3 He put a new song in my mouth,
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a song of praise to our God.
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Many will see and fear,
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and put their trust in the Lord.
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4 Blessed is the man who makes
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the Lord his trust,
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who does not turn to the proud,
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to those who go astray after a lie!
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5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
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your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
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none can compare with you!
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I will proclaim and tell of them,
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yet they are more than can be told.
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6 In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
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but you have given me an open ear.
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Burnt offering and sin offering
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you have not required.
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7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
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in the scroll of the book it is written of me:
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8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
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your law is within my heart.”
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9 I have told the glad news of deliverance
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in the great congregation;
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behold, I have not restrained my lips,
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as you know, O Lord.
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10 I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
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I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
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I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
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from the great congregation.
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11 As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain
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your mercy from me;
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your steadfast love and your faithfulness will
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ever preserve me!
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12 For evils have encompassed me
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beyond number;
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my iniquities have overtaken me,
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and I cannot see;
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they are more than the hairs of my head;
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my heart fails me.
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13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me!
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O Lord, make haste to help me!
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14 Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether
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who seek to snatch away my life;
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let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
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who delight in my hurt!
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15 Let those be appalled because of their shame
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who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”
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16 But may all who seek you
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rejoice and be glad in you;
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may those who love your salvation
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say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
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17 As for me, I am poor and needy,
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but the Lord takes thought for me.
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You are my help and my deliverer;
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do not delay, O my God! |