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World English Bible

Psalm 40 (WEBP)

[1] I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
[2] He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.
[3] He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
[4] Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.
[5] Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.
[6] Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
[7] Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
[8] I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”
[9] I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
[10] I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
[11] Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
[12] For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.
[13] Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
[14] Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
[15] Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”
[16] Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”
[17] But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 40 (KJVS)

[1] I waited () patiently () for the Lord; And he inclined () unto me, and heard () my cry.
[2] He 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.
[3] And 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.
[4] Blessed is that man that maketh () the Lord his trust, And respecteth () not the proud, nor such as turn aside () to lies.
[5] Many, 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. ()
[6] Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; () Mine ears hast thou opened: () Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. ()
[7] Then said () I, Lo, I come: () In the volume of the book it is written () of me,
[8] I delight () to do () thy will, O my God: Yea, thy law is within my heart.
[9] I have preached () righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I have not refrained () my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. ()
[10] I 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.
[11] Withhold () not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve () me.
[12] For 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.
[13] Be pleased, () O Lord, to deliver () me: O Lord, make haste () to help me.
[14] Let 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.
[15] Let them be desolate () for a reward of their shame That say () unto me, Aha, aha.
[16] Let all those that seek () thee rejoice () and be glad () in thee: Let such as love () thy salvation say () continually, the Lord be magnified. ()
[17] But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh () upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; () Make no tarrying, () O my God.

Psalm 40:1 Heb. In waiting I waited
Psalm 40:2 Heb. a pit of noise
Psalm 40:5 Or, none can order them unto thee
Psalm 40:6 Heb. digged
Psalm 40:8 Heb. in the midst of my bowels
Psalm 40:12 Heb. forsaketh

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 40 (BYZ)

[1] [39:1] εις το τελος τω δαυιδ ψαλμος [39:2] υπομενων υπεμεινα τον κυριον και προσεσχεν μοι και εισηκουσεν της δεησεως μου
[2] [39:3] και ανηγαγεν με εκ λακκου ταλαιπωριας και απο πηλου ιλυος και εστησεν επι πετραν τους ποδας μου και κατηυθυνεν τα διαβηματα μου
[3] [39:4] και ενεβαλεν εις το στομα μου ασμα καινον υμνον τω θεω ημων οψονται πολλοι και φοβηθησονται και ελπιουσιν επι κυριον
[4] [39:5] μακαριος ανηρ ου εστιν το ονομα κυριου ελπις αυτου και ουκ ενεβλεψεν εις ματαιοτητας και μανιας ψευδεις
[5] [39:6] πολλα εποιησας συ κυριε ο θεος μου τα θαυμασια σου και τοις διαλογισμοις σου ουκ εστιν τις ομοιωθησεται σοι απηγγειλα και ελαλησα επληθυνθησαν υπερ αριθμον
[6] [39:7] θυσιαν και προσφοραν ουκ ηθελησας ωτια δε κατηρτισω μοι ολοκαυτωμα και περι αμαρτιας ουκ ητησας
[7] [39:8] τοτε ειπον ιδου ηκω εν κεφαλιδι βιβλιου γεγραπται περι εμου
[8] [39:9] του ποιησαι το θελημα σου ο θεος μου εβουληθην και τον νομον σου εν μεσω της κοιλιας μου
[9] [39:10] ευηγγελισαμην δικαιοσυνην εν εκκλησια μεγαλη ιδου τα χειλη μου ου μη κωλυσω κυριε συ εγνως
[10] [39:11] την δικαιοσυνην σου ουκ εκρυψα εν τη καρδια μου την αληθειαν σου και το σωτηριον σου ειπα ουκ εκρυψα το ελεος σου και την αληθειαν σου απο συναγωγης πολλης
[11] [39:12] συ δε κυριε μη μακρυνης τους οικτιρμους σου απ εμου το ελεος σου και η αληθεια σου δια παντος αντελαβοντο μου
[12] [39:13] οτι περιεσχον με κακα ων ουκ εστιν αριθμος κατελαβον με αι ανομιαι μου και ουκ ηδυνηθην του βλεπειν επληθυνθησαν υπερ τας τριχας της κεφαλης μου και η καρδια μου εγκατελιπεν με
[13] [39:14] ευδοκησον κυριε του ρυσασθαι με κυριε εις το βοηθησαι μοι προσχες
[14] [39:15] καταισχυνθειησαν και εντραπειησαν αμα οι ζητουντες την ψυχην μου του εξαραι αυτην αποστραφειησαν εις τα οπισω και εντραπειησαν οι θελοντες μοι κακα
[15] [39:16] κομισασθωσαν παραχρημα αισχυνην αυτων οι λεγοντες μοι ευγε ευγε
[16] [39:17] αγαλλιασαιντο και ευφρανθειησαν επι σοι παντες οι ζητουντες σε κυριε και ειπατωσαν δια παντος μεγαλυνθητω ο κυριος οι αγαπωντες το σωτηριον σου
[17] [39:18] εγω δε πτωχος ειμι και πενης κυριος φροντιει μου βοηθος μου και υπερασπιστης μου συ ει ο θεος μου μη χρονισης

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.