Psalms 40
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1I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
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3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
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4Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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5Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
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6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
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7Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
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8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
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9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
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10I 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 congregation.
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11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
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12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
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13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
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14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
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15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
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16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
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17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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Chapter 40
Cross References
Psalms 40:1
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him wh...James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husband...Psalms 27:13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land...Daniel 9:18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolatio...Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cr...
Psalms 40:2
Psalms 37:23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.Psalms 119:133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.Psalms 27:5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of hi...Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: le...Matthew 7:24¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will like...
Psalms 40:3
Psalms 33:3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:Revelation 14:3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beast...
Psalms 40:4
Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no goo...Psalms 34:8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.Psalms 118:8It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them fort...
Psalms 40:5
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of pea...Psalms 139:17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in hol...Psalms 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I...Psalms 92:5O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
Psalms 40:6
Isaiah 1:11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I a...Hebrews 10:5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou w...1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifice...Psalms 51:16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in bu...Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt...
Psalms 40:7
Hebrews 10:7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do t...Luke 24:44And he said unto them,These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was ye...John 5:39¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are...Luke 24:27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the s...1 Corinthians 15:3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Chris...
Psalms 40:8
Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:John 4:34Jesus saith unto them,My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to fini...Psalms 119:16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and r...Psalms 119:24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Psalms 40:9
Psalms 22:25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before...Mark 16:15And he said unto them,Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every c...Psalms 22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will...Psalms 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I...Psalms 119:13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Psalms 40:10
Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto sa...Acts 20:20And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, a...Acts 20:26Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all me...Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubl...Micah 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast...
Psalms 40:11
Psalms 43:3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy...Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dw...Psalms 57:3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swall...Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.Psalms 69:16Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the m...
Psalms 40:12
Psalms 38:4For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too hea...Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my porti...Psalms 69:4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they tha...Psalms 19:12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.Psalms 116:3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I fou...
Cross References
Psalms 40:1
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him wh...James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husband...Psalms 27:13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land...Daniel 9:18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolatio...Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cr...
Psalms 40:2
Psalms 37:23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.Psalms 119:133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.Psalms 27:5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of hi...Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: le...Matthew 7:24¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will like...
Psalms 40:3
Psalms 33:3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.Psalms 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:Revelation 14:3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beast...
Psalms 40:4
Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no goo...Psalms 34:8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.Psalms 118:8It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them fort...
Psalms 40:5
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of pea...Psalms 139:17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in hol...Psalms 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I...Psalms 92:5O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
Psalms 40:6
Isaiah 1:11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I a...Hebrews 10:5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou w...1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifice...Psalms 51:16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in bu...Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt...
Psalms 40:7
Hebrews 10:7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do t...Luke 24:44And he said unto them,These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was ye...John 5:39¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are...Luke 24:27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the s...1 Corinthians 15:3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Chris...
Psalms 40:8
Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:John 4:34Jesus saith unto them,My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to fini...Psalms 119:16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and r...Psalms 119:24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Psalms 40:9
Psalms 22:25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before...Mark 16:15And he said unto them,Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every c...Psalms 22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will...Psalms 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I...Psalms 119:13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Psalms 40:10
Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto sa...Acts 20:20And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, a...Acts 20:26Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all me...Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubl...Micah 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast...
Psalms 40:11
Psalms 43:3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy...Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dw...Psalms 57:3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swall...Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.Psalms 69:16Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the m...
Psalms 40:12
Psalms 38:4For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too hea...Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my porti...Psalms 69:4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they tha...Psalms 19:12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.Psalms 116:3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I fou...