A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician. |
Psalm 40:1-17 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
I waited patiently for the Lord & He [leaned] to me & heard my [outcry.] He also brought me up, out of a horrible pit, out of the [muddy] clay & set my feet upon a rock & established my [steps.] |
[Psalm 69:14 Deliver me out of the [mud] & [don't] let me sink. Let me be delivered from [those who] hate me & out of deep waters.] And He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise [for] our God. Many shall see it & fear [respect] & shall trust in the Lord. |
Blessed is that man [who trusts in] the Lord & [doesn't] respect the proud, nor [those who] turn aside to [what are] lies. O Lord, my God, many are Your wonderful works, which You have done & Your thoughts, which are [toward] us: they can’t be [calculated.] |
If I would [announce] & speak of them, they are more than can be numbered & can't be [calculated] in order, to You. [Psalm 139:17-19 Also, how precious are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the [total] of them! |
If I should count them, they are [larger] in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. Surely, You will slay the wicked, O God. Therefore, you [bloodthirsty] men, depart from me.] |
You didn't desire sacrifice & offering & You haven't required burnt [offerings] & sin [offerings.] You have opened [my] ears. [Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man [didn't] come to be ministered to, but to minister & to give His life, a ransom for many.] |
Then, I said, [Look,] I come. In the volume of the [scriptures,] it is written of Me. [Hebrews 10:9-10 Then, He said, [Look,] I come to do Your will, O God. He [took] away the 1st [Covenant, so] He may establish the 2nd [Covenant.] By which, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.] |
I delight to do Your will, O my God. [Yes,] Your law is within My heart. [John 4:34 Jesus said to them, My [food] is to do the will of Him, [Who] sent Me & to finish His work.] I have preached righteousness in the [large] congregation. |
[Look,] O Lord, You know, I haven't [withheld] my lips. I haven't hidden Your righteousness within my heart. I have declared Your faithfulness & Your Salvation. I haven't concealed Your loving kindness & Your Truth from the [large] congregation. |
[John 14:6 Jesus [said] to him, I am the Way, the Truth & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me.] [Don't] withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord. Let Your loving kindness & Your Truth continually [safeguard] me. |
For [numerous] evils have [surrounded] me. My [sins] have taken hold [of] me, so I'm not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of [my] head. Therefore, my heart fails me. O Lord, be pleased to deliver me. O Lord, [hurry] to help me. |
Let them be [both] ashamed & [confused, who] seek after my soul to destroy it. Let [those who] wish me evil, be driven backward & put to shame. Let them be desolate, [as repayment for] their shame [for saying,] Aha, Aha, to me. |
[Galatians 6:7 [Don't] be deceived. God is not mocked. For [whatever] a man [plants, he shall also [harvest.] |
Let all [those who] seek You, rejoice & be glad in You. Let [those who] love Your Salvation continually say, The Lord be magnified. But I am poor & needy. [Still,] the Lord thinks upon me. You [are] my help & my deliverer. [Don't delay,] O my God. |