Thematic Bible




Psalm 40:1 (show verse)

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
I waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 40:2 (show verse)

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.

Psalm 40:3 (show verse)

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.

Psalm 40:4 (show verse)

How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

Psalm 40:5 (show verse)

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.

Psalm 40:6 (show verse)

Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;
My ears You have opened;
Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

Psalm 40:7 (show verse)

Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

Psalm 40:8 (show verse)

I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your Law is within my heart.”

Psalm 40:9 (show verse)

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You know.

Psalm 40:10 (show verse)

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.

Psalm 40:11 (show verse)

You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.

Psalm 40:12 (show verse)

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 has failed me.

Psalm 40:13 (show verse)

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
Make haste, O Lord, to help me.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 40:14 (show verse)

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 40:15 (show verse)

Let those be appalled because of their shame
Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

Psalm 40:16 (show verse)

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”

Psalm 40:17 (show verse)

Since I am afflicted and needy,
Let the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.