Psalm 40 A Cry for Deliverance and Trust

I waited patiently for the Lord. He inclined to

me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair,

out of the miry clay. He set my feet upon a rock

and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth,

a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear

and put their trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man

who has made the Lord his trust, who has not turned to the

proud, nor to those who lapsed into falsehood. Many,