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Psalms 40

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1I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. ✦ 2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. ✦ 3He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord. ✦ 4Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols. ✦ 5O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them. ✦ 6You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand— you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings. ✦ 7Then I said, “Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures: ✦ 8I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.” ✦ 9I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O Lord, well know. ✦ 10I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness. ✦ 11Lord, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me. ✦ 12For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage. ✦ 13Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me. ✦ 14May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace. ✦ 15Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!” ✦ 16But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “The Lord is great!” ✦ 17As for me, since I am poor and needy, let the Lord keep me in his thoughts. You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Ps 119 ·12Ps 35 ·7Ps 69 ·7Ps 34 ·5Ps 22 ·5Ps 71 ·5Ps 70 ·4Acts 2 ·3

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 40 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryPsalms (Tyndale OT Commentaries)Derek Kidner · Paid · evangelical

    Concise, theologically rich, and wonderfully accessible — the best place to start on the Psalms.

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  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Psalms 40David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Psalms 40Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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