Psalms 40:1

Thanksgiving and a Cry for Help

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For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

1 I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

Psalms 40:1 In-Context

1 I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
2 He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.
3 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.
4 How happy is the man who has put his trust in the Lord and has not turned to the proud or to those who run after lies!
5 Lord my God, You have done many things- Your wonderful works and Your plans for us; none can compare with You. If I were to report and speak [of them], they are more than can be told.
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