Psalms 40:1-10

¹For victory, the psalm of David. I abiding abode the Lord; and he gave attention to me. And he heard my prayers;

²and he led out me from the pit of wretchedness, and from the filth of dregs. And he ordained my feet on a stone; and he dressed my goings.

³And he sent into my mouth a new song; a song to our God. Many men shall see, and dread; and shall hope in the Lord.

⁴Blessed is the man, of whom the name of the Lord is his hope; and he beheld not into vanities, and into false vengeances.

⁵My Lord God, thou hast made thy marvels many; and in thy thoughts none is, that is like thee toward us. I told and I spake; and they be multiplied above number.

⁶Thou wouldest or desiredest not sacrifice and offering; but thou madest perfectly ears to me. Thou askedest not burnt sacrifice, and other sacrifice for sin;

⁷then I said, Lo! I come. In the head of the book it is written of me,

⁸that I should do thy will; my God, I would also to do it; and thy law in the midst of mine heart.

⁹I told thy rightfulness or rightwise-ness in a great church; lo! I shall not refrain my lips, Lord, thou knewest.

¹⁰I hid not thy rightfulness or right-wiseness in mine heart; I said thy truth and thine health. I hid not thy mercy, and thy truth, from a much council.