Psalms 40

Douai-Rheims	King James Bible
¹ Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.	¹ I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
² With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.	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 heard my prayers, and brought me out of the pit of misery and the mire of dregs. And he set my feet upon a rock, and directed my steps.	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 And he put a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many shall see, and shall fear : and they shall hope 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 Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.	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 Thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, O Lord my God : and in thy thoughts there is no one like to thee. I have declared and I have spoken they are multiplied above number.	⁶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
⁷ Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require :	⁷ Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
⁸ then said I, Behold I come. In the head 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 that I should do thy will : O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of 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 declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips : O Lord, thou knowest it.	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 I have not hid thy justice within my heart : I have declared thy truth and thy salvation. I have not concealed thy mercy and thy truth from a great council.	¹¹ Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
¹² Withhold not thou, O Lord, thy tender mercies from me : thy mercy and thy truth have always upheld 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 For evils without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head : and my heart hath forsaken me.	¹³ Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
¹⁴ Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me, look down, O Lord, 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 confounded and ashamed together, that seek after my soul to take it away. Let them be turned backward and be ashamed that desire evils to me.	¹⁵ Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
¹⁶ Let them immediately bear their confusion, that say to me : 'T is well, 't is well.	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 Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : and let such as love thy salvation say always : 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.
¹⁸ But I am a beggar and poor : the Lord is careful for me. Thou art my helper and my protector : O my God, be not slack.