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Chapter 40
Psal Geneva15 40:1  To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. I Waited paciently for the Lord, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my cry.
Psal Geneva15 40:2  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.
Psal Geneva15 40:3  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.
Psal Geneva15 40:4  Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such as turne aside to lyes.
Psal Geneva15 40:5  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.
Psal Geneva15 40:6  Sacrifice and offering thou didest not desire: (for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring and sinne offering hast thou not required.
Psal Geneva15 40:7  Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke it is written of me,
Psal Geneva15 40:8  I desired to doe thy good will, O my God: yea, thy Lawe is within mine heart.
Psal Geneva15 40:9  I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great Congregation: loe, I will not refraine my lippes: O Lord, thou knowest.
Psal Geneva15 40:10  I haue not hidde thy righteousnesse within mine heart, but I haue declared thy trueth and thy saluation: I haue not conceiled thy mercy and thy trueth from the great Congregation.
Psal Geneva15 40:11  Withdrawe not thou thy tender mercie from mee, O Lord: let thy mercie and thy trueth alway preserue me.
Psal Geneva15 40:12  For innumerable troubles haue compassed mee: my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me, that I am not able to looke vp: yea, they are moe in nomber then the heares of mine head: therefore mine heart hath failed me.
Psal Geneva15 40:13  Let it please thee, O Lord, to deliuer mee: make haste, O Lord, to helpe me.
Psal Geneva15 40:14  Let them be confounded and put to shame together, that seeke my soule to destroye it: let them be driuen backward and put to rebuke, that desire mine hurt.
Psal Geneva15 40:15  Let them be destroyed for a rewarde of their shame, which say vnto me, Aha, aha.
Psal Geneva15 40:16  Let all them, that seeke thee, reioyce and be glad in thee: and let them, that loue thy saluation, say alway, The Lord be praysed.
Psal Geneva15 40:17  Though I be poore and needie, the Lord thinketh on mee: thou art mine helper and my deliuerer: my God, make no tarying.