Psalms 40:6-14

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

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

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

⁹I have announced the good news of salvation to the whole congregation. I don't keep quiet, Lord, as you know.

¹⁰I have not kept the truth of your goodness hidden inside me—I have spoken of your trustworthiness and your salvation. I have not concealed your unfailing love and your faithfulness from the whole congregation.

¹¹Lord, please don't keep back your mercy from me. May your trustworthy love and faithfulness always be my protection.

¹²For I'm experiencing so many problems—I can't even count them! My sins have piled up so high I can't see over them. They're more than the number of hairs on my head! I feel like giving up!

¹³Lord, please save me! Hurry, Lord, help me!

¹⁴Please defeat and humiliate the people who are trying to kill me; turn back in disgrace those who want to hurt me.