Psalm 40

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1. Wai

ting,

awaited

Yah

weh,

And he inclined to me

and

heard

my

cry.

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2. And he brought me up from the tu 3. And he set my feet u 4. And he put in my mouth a 5. Many will see and

mul pon new fear,

tuous the

pit, rock; song,

from the He established praise And will trust

mire my to in

of foot our Yah

slime; steps. God. weh.

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6.

Happy is the young valiant who has made Yahweh his Many things you have done, Yahweh my God, Your wonders and your thoughts to-

trust, ward speak: not de sire. us,

And has not faced about to the proud and those fallThere is no arranging them 'They are powerfully* My ears

ing to a be fore

lie. you. rous.'* drilled.

7.

8. I will declare and 9. Sacrifice and Tribute you did

nu me you have

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10. Ascension and Purification you 11.

did not ask. I de light; bly, know.

Then I said, 'Be And your Teaching is within Behold, my lips I

hold I

come.'

In the scroll of the book it is written of me. To do your will, my God,

my in ward parts. do not re my strain. heart,

12. I bear tidings of your righteousness in a great as sem 13. Yahweh, you your

self

Your righteousness I did not hide in

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14. Your faithfulness and salvation

spoke.

I did not conceal your kindevotion and your truth from a great

as sem

bly.

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You, Yahweh, you will not withhold your compassions For surrounding me are evils til there is no

from me. num ber.

Your kindevotion and your truth continually pre serve me. Overtaking me are my liabilities and I am not aAnd my heart has ble to see.

16.

17. They are more numerous* than the hairs of my head,

for sa ken me.

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18. Be pleased Yahweh to de 19. Let them be shamed and confounded to 20. Let them be turned back and dis 21. Let them be desolate because of their

li ge gra

ver me. ther ced

Yahweh, to those who seek my soul to those who wish Those saying to me,

my help make haste. de stroy it. vil. A ha.'

me e 'A ha,

shame,

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22. Let them be glad and re 23. Let them say continually, 'Great is 24. But I? Oppressed and 25. My help and deliverer are

joice Yah nee you.

in

you, weh.' dy.

All those Those who love your My master purpos My God,

who sal es do

seek va for not de

you. tion. me. lay.

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Blessed be Yahweh, God of A

Is

ra

el, men,

From everlasting to Yes,

ev A

er

last

ing. men.