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Psalm 40 – King James Version (KJV)

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God Sustains His Servant.

(Psa 70:1–5 )

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Psa 40:1 - [[To the chief Musician,^H5329 A Psalm^H4210 of David.]]^H1732 I waited^H6960 patiently^H6960 for the LORD;^H3068 and he inclined^H5186 unto me,^H413 and heard^H8085 my cry.^H7775

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Psa 40:2 - He brought me up also^H5927 out of an^H953^➔ horrible^H7588 pit,^➔^H953 out of^H2916^➔ the miry^H3121 clay,^➔^H2916 and set^H6965 my feet^H7272 upon^H5921 a rock,^H5553 and established^H3559 my goings.^H838

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Psa 40:3 - And he hath put^H5414 a^H7892^➔ new^H2319 song^➔^H7892 in my mouth,^H6310 even praise^H8416 unto our God:^H430 many^H7227 shall see^H7200 it, and fear,^H3372 and shall trust^H982 in the LORD.^H3068

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Psa 40:4 - Blessed^H835 is that man^H1397 that^H834 maketh^H7760 the LORD^H3068 his trust,^H4009 and^H3808^➔ respecteth^H6437 not^➔^H3808 the proud,^H7295 nor such as turn aside^H7750 to lies.^H3577

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Psa 40:5 - Many,^H7227 O LORD^H3068 my God,^H430 are thy wonderful works^H6381 which thou^H859 hast done,^H6213 and thy thoughts^H4284 which are to us-ward:^H413 they^H6186^➔ cannot^H369 be reckoned up in order^➔^H6186 unto thee:^H413 if I would declare^H5046 and speak^H1696 of them, they are more^H6105 than can be numbered.^H5608

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Psa 40:6 - Sacrifice^H2077 and offering^H4503 thou didst^H2654^➔ not^H3808 desire;^➔^H2654 mine ears^H241 hast thou opened:^H3738 burnt offering^H5930 and sin offering^H2401 hast thou^H7592^➔ not^H3808 required.^➔^H7592

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Psa 40:7 - Then^H227 said I,^H559 Lo,^H2009 I come:^H935 in the volume^H4039 of the book^H5612 it is written^H3789 of me,^H5921

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Psa 40:8 - I delight^H2654 to do^H6213 thy will,^H7522 O my God:^H430 yea, thy law^H8451 is within^H8432 my heart.^H4578

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Psa 40:9 - I have preached^H1319 righteousness^H6664 in the^H6951^➔ great^H7227 congregation:^➔^H6951 lo,^H2009 I have^H3607^➔ not^H3808 refrained^➔^H3607 my lips,^H8193 O LORD,^H3068 thou^H859 knowest.^H3045

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Psa 40:10 - I have^H3680^➔ not^H3808 hid^➔^H3680 thy righteousness^H6666 within^H8432 my heart;^H3820 I have declared^H559 thy faithfulness^H530 and thy salvation:^H8668 I have^H3582^➔ not^H3808 concealed^➔^H3582 thy lovingkindness^H2617 and thy truth^H571 from the^H6951^➔ great^H7227 congregation.^➔^H6951

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Psa 40:11 - Withhold^H3607 not^H3808 thou^H859 thy tender mercies^H7356 from me,^H4480 O LORD:^H3068 let^H5341^➔ thy lovingkindness^H2617 and thy truth^H571 continually^H8548 preserve me.^➔^H5341

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Psa 40:12 - For^H3588 innumerable^H5704^H369^H4557 evils^H7451 have compassed^H661^➔ me^H5921 about:^➔^H661 mine iniquities^H5771 have taken hold upon me,^H5381 so that^H3808^➔ I am^H3201^➔ not^➔^H3808 able^➔^H3201 to look up;^H7200 they are more^H6105 than the hairs^H8185 of mine head:^H7218 therefore my heart^H3820 faileth me.^H5800

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Psa 40:13 - Be pleased,^H7521 O LORD,^H3068 to deliver me:^H5337 O LORD,^H3068 make haste^H2363 to help me.^H5833

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Psa 40:14 - Let them be ashamed^H954 and confounded^H2659 together^H3162 that seek after^H1245 my soul^H5315 to destroy it;^H5595 let them be driven^H5472 backward^H268 and put to shame^H3637 that wish^H2655 me evil.^H7451

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Psa 40:15 - Let them be desolate^H8074 for^H5921 a reward^H6118 of their shame^H1322 that say^H559 unto me,^H589 Aha,^H1889 aha.^H1889

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Psa 40:16 - Let^H1245^➔ all^H3605 those that seek thee^➔^H1245 rejoice^H7797 and be glad^H8055 in thee: let^H559^➔ such as love^H157 thy salvation^H8668 say^➔^H559 continually,^H8548 The LORD^H3068 be magnified.^H1431

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Psa 40:17 - But I^H589 am poor^H6041 and needy;^H34 yet the Lord^H136 thinketh^H2803 upon me:^H589 thou^H859 art my help^H5833 and my deliverer;^H6403 make^H309^➔ no^H408 tarrying,^➔^H309 O my God.^H430

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The Authorized Version or King James Version (KJV), 1611, 1769.
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