Ps.40.1

I waited and waited and waited for GOD. At last he looked; finally he listened.

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I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.

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I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.

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I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.

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He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud. He stood me up on a solid rock to make sure I wouldn't slip.

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He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

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He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

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He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.

Ps.40.3

He taught me how to sing the latest God--song, a praise--song to our God. More and more people are seeing this: they enter the mystery, abandoning themselves to GOD.

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He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

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He has put a new song in my mouth-- Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD.

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He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be astounded. They will put their trust in the LORD.

Ps.40.4

Blessed are you who give yourselves over to GOD, turn your backs on the world's "sure thing," ignore what the world worships;

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Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.

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Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

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Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud, or in those who worship idols.

Ps.40.5

The world's a huge stockpile of GOD-wonders and God--thoughts. Nothing and no one comes close to you! I start talking about you, telling what I know, and quickly run out of words. Neither numbers nor words account for you.

Ps.40.5

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.

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Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

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O LORD my God, you have done many miracles for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.

Ps.40.6

Doing something for you, bringing something to you--that's not what you're after. Being religious, acting pious--that's not what you're asking for. You've opened my ears so I can listen.

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Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have pierced,; burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.

Ps.40.6

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.

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You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand--you don't require burnt offerings or sin offerings.

Ps.40.7

So I answered, "I'm coming. I read in your letter what you wrote about me,

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Then I said, "Here I am, I have come- it is written about me in the scroll.

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

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Then I said, "Look, I have come. And this has been written about me in your scroll:

Ps.40.8

And I'm coming to the party you're throwing for me." That's when God's Word entered my life, became part of my very being.

Ps.40.8

I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."

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I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart."

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I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your law is written on my heart."