Psalms 40:2-8 in English

² He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he 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 Jehovah.

⁴ Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

⁵ Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward: They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.

⁷ Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll 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.

² Blessed is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

³ May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

⁴ May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.

⁵ I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁶ Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

⁷ And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

⁸ All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

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.

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.

² May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

³ May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

⁴ I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

⁵ Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

⁶ And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

⁷ All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

⁸ They denounced a wicked word against me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

² He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay; and he 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 the 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 the wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be set in order unto thee; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

⁷ Then said I, Lo, I am come; in the roll 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.

² When I had many troubles, it was as though I was in a deep pit. But he lifted me up out of the mud and slime of that pit; he set my feet on a solid rock, and enabled me to walk ◄safely/without falling►.

³ He has given me a new song to sing, a song to praise him who is our God. Many people will find out what he has done for me, and they will revere and trust him.

⁴ Yahweh is pleased with those who trust him, those who do not trust in idols or join with those who worship those false gods.

⁵ O Yahweh, my God, you have done many wonderful things! No one can list all the wonderful things that you have planned for us. If I tried to tell others about all those wonderful things, I would not be able to, because there would be too many for me to mention.

⁶ Various kinds of sacrifices and other offerings are not the only things that delight you. You have enabled me to understand that very well IDM. Animals burned on the altar and other offerings are not all that you require for sins to be forgiven.

⁷ So I said to you, “Yahweh, here I am, to do the things that have been written in the scroll that contains your laws, things that you want me to do.”

⁸ O my God, I delight to do what you desire; I keep your laws within my inner being.

² May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

³ May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

⁴ I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

⁵ Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

⁶ And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

⁷ All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

⁸ They denounced a wicked word against me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

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.”

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.”

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 the LORD.

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

⁵ Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are towards 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.”

² He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.

³ And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.

⁴ Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

⁵ O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

⁶ You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.

⁷ Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,

⁸ My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.

² And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:

³ And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah.

⁴ Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies.

⁵ Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;

⁷ Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me —

⁸ To do thy good pleasure, my God, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart.

² Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

³ The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

⁴ The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.

⁵ I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

⁶ My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?

⁷ And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.

⁸ All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.

² He pulled me out of the pit of destruction, out from the mud and the slime. He set me on a rock, and gave me a safe place to stand.

³ He gave me a new song to sing, a song of praise to our God. Many people will see and be in awe, and they will put their trust in him.

⁴ Happy are those who trust in the Lord, who do not look for help from the arrogant or from those who worship idols.

⁵ Lord my God, you have done so many wonderful things for us, and you have so many plans for us. No one compares to you. I want to tell all that you've done—blessings too many to count.

⁶ You don't want sacrifices and offerings. Now you have helped me understand—you're not asking for burnt offerings or sin offerings.

⁷ Then I said, “Look! Here I am! I've come to do what is written about me in the scroll of the Book.

⁸ I am pleased to do your will, my God—your Law guides my mind.”

² Hee brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the myrie clay, and set my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.

³ And he hath put in my mouth a new song of praise vnto our God: many shall see it and feare, and shall trust in the Lord.

⁴ Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such as turne aside to lyes.

⁵ O Lord my God, thou hast made thy wonderfull workes so many, that none can count in order to thee thy thoughts toward vs: I would declare, and speake of them, but they are moe then I am able to expresse.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering thou didest not desire: (for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring and sinne offering hast thou not required.

⁷ Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke it is written of me,

⁸ I desired to doe thy good will, O my God: yea, thy Lawe is within mine heart.

² (40-3) He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, He established my goings.

³ (40-4) And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

⁴ (40-5) Happy is the man that hath made the LORD his trust, and hath not turned unto the arrogant, nor unto such as fall away treacherously.

⁵ (40-6) Many things hast Thou done, O LORD my God, even Thy wonderful works, and Thy thoughts toward us; there is none to be compared unto Thee! If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be told.

⁶ (40-7) Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast Thou opened; burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required.

⁷ (40-8) Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me;

⁸ (40-9) I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'

² He brought me up also out of a 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 moe 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.

² (40:3) And he brought me up out of the noiseful deep, out of the miry clay, and he set up my feet upon a rock, making firm my steps.

³ (40:4) And he placed in my mouth a new song, a praise unto our God: many will see it, and fear; and they will trust in the Lord.

⁴ (40:5) Happy is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and turneth not unto the proud, nor such as stray aside unto lies.

⁵ (40:6) Many things hast thou done, O Lord my God; thy wonderful deeds and thy thoughts toward us—there is none to be compared unto thee—will I tell and speak of, though they are too numerous to be counted.

⁶ (40:7) Sacrifice and meat-offering thou desirest not—ears hast thou hollowed out unto me—burnt-offering and sin-offering thou demandest not.

⁷ (40:8) Then said I, Lo, I come: in the roll of the book it is written down for me;

⁸ (40:9) To fulfill thy will, O my God, do I desire; and thy law is within my heart.

² Blessed is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: The Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

³ May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, And not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

⁴ May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; Thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.

⁵ I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁶ Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

⁷ And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; He gathered iniquity to himself; He went forth and spoke in like manner.

⁸ All my enemies whispered against me; Against me they devised my hurt.

² He drew me out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, And made my steps firm.

³ He hath put into my mouth a new song, A song of praise to our God. Many shall see, and fear, And put their trust in the LORD.

⁴ Happy the man who maketh the LORD his trust, And resorteth not to men of pride and falsehood!

⁵ Many, O LORD, my God! are the wonderful works which thou hast done; Many have been thy gracious purposes towards us; None can be compared to thee! Would I declare and rehearse them, they are more than can be numbered.

⁶ In sacrifice and oblation thou hast no pleasure; Mine ears thou hast opened; Burnt-offering and sin-offering thou requirest not.

⁷ Therefore I said, “Lo, I come; In the scroll of the book it is prescribed to me;

⁸ O my God! to do thy will is my delight, And thy law dwelleth in my heart!”

² From the horrible pit he drew me, up out of the miry clay; he set my feet on a rock, and my steps he made firm.

³ He put a new song in my mouth, of praise to our God. Many see it, and, filled with awe, put their trust in the Lord.

⁴ Happy the person who has put in the Lord their trust, not looking to false gods or turning to idols.

⁵ With us you have wrought in rich measure, O Lord our God, your marvels and purposes for us — none may compare with you — were I to declare or to tell them, past counting are they.

⁶ In offerings bloody or bloodless you have no delight, but with open ears you have made me. Burnt-offering and offering for sin are not what you ask.

⁷ Then said I, “Here I am, as the roll of the book has enjoined.

⁸ My delight, O God, is to do your will, and your law is within my heart.”

² From the horrible pit he drew me, up out of the miry clay; he set my feet on a rock, and my steps he made firm.

³ He put a new song in my mouth, of praise to our God. Many see it, and, filled with awe, put their trust in the Lord.

⁴ Happy the person who has put in the Lord their trust, not looking to false gods or turning to idols.

⁵ With us you have wrought in rich measure, O Lord our God, your marvels and purposes for us — none may compare with you — were I to declare or to tell them, past counting are they.

⁶ In offerings bloody or bloodless you have no delight, but with open ears you have made me. Burnt-offering and offering for sin are not what you ask.

⁷ Then said I, “Here I am, as the roll of the book has enjoined.

⁸ My delight, O God, is to do your will, and your law is within my heart.”

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 tehilah ·praise song· to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Adonai .

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes Adonai his trust, and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

⁵ Many, Adonai , 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 Sacrifices and offerings you don’t want; burnt offerings and sin offerings you have not required. Instead, you have opened my ears.

⁷ So then I said, “Behold, I have come! In the scroll of a book it is written about me.

⁸ I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your Torah ·Teaching· is within my heart.”

² He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and he set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.

³ He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God. Many will see it and honor him and will trust in Yahweh.

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust and does not honor the proud or those who turn away from him to lies.

⁵ Many, Yahweh my God, are the wonderful deeds that you have done, and your thoughts which are about us cannot be numbered; if I declared and spoke of them, they would be more than could be counted.

⁶ You have no delight in sacrifice or offering, but you have opened my ears; you have not required burnt offerings or sin offerings.

⁷ Then said I, “See, I have come; it is written about me in the scroll of the document.

⁸ I delight to do your will, my God; your laws are in my heart.”

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.”

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 the LORD.

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

⁵ Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are towards 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.”

² He brought me up also out of a 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 to 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 toward us, they cannot be reckoned up in order to thee: if I would declare and speak of them , they are more than can be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; my 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.

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 the LORD.

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

⁵ Many, LORD, 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 Torah is within my heart.”

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 the LORD.

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

⁵ Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are towards 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 Torah is within my heart.”

² and 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.

³ And 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.

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

⁵ My 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.

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

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

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

² and 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 (ad)dressed my goings. (and he led me out of the pit of wretchedness, and out of the filth of dregs. And he ordained my feet upon a stone; and he directed my goings.)

³ And 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. (And he put a new song in my mouth; a song to our God. And many shall see this, and shall have fear or and shall be in awe; and then they shall put their trust in the Lord.)

⁴ Blessed is the man, of whom the name of the Lord is his hope; and he beheld not into vanities, and into false vengeances. (Happyis the person, for whom the Lord’s name is his hope; and he looketh not to idols, or to false gods.)

⁵ My 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. (My Lord God, thou hast done many marvellous deeds; and there is no one like thee, for all thy thoughts be for our benefit. I have told about them; yea, I have spoken about them, and they be multiplied far above number.)

⁶ Thou wouldest not sacrifice and offering; but thou madest perfectly ears to me. Thou askedest not burnt sacrifice, and other sacrifice for sin; (Thou desiredest not sacrifices and offerings; but thou hast given me ears to hear thee. Thou askedest not for burnt sacrifices, and other sacrifices for sin;)

⁷ then I said, Lo! I come. In the head of the book it is written of me, (and so I said, Behold! I am here. From the beginning, the Book (of thy Law) was written for me,)

⁸ that I should do thy will; my God, I would/I desired also to do (it); and thy law in the midst of mine heart. (so that I would do thy will; my God, I desire to do it; and thy Law is there in the midst of my heart.)

² And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation — from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

³ And He putteth in my mouth a new song, 'Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

⁴ O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.

⁵ Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered.

⁶ Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.

⁷ Then said I, 'Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,

⁸ To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law is within my heart.