1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Psalm van Dawid.2 Ek het die HERE lank verwag, en Hy het Hom na my toe neergebuig en my hulpgeroep gehoor;3 en Hy het my uit die kuil van vernietiging, uit die modderige slyk opgetrek en my voete op 'n rots gestel; Hy het my gange vasgemaak.4 En Hy het 'n nuwe lied in my mond gegee, 'n lofsang tot eer van onse God. Baie sal dit sien en vrees en op die HERE vertrou.5 Welgeluksalig is die man wat sy vertroue in die HERE stel en hom nie wend tot hoogmoediges en leuendienaars nie.6 Groot dinge het U gedoen, HERE my God -- u wonders en gedagtes vir ons; niemand kan met U vergelyk word nie. Wil ek dit verkondig en uitspreek, dan is dit te veel om te vertel.7 U het geen behae in slagoffer of spysoffer nie; ore het U vir my gegrawe; brandoffer en sondoffer het U nie geëis nie.8 Toe het ek gesê: Kyk, ek kom; in die boekrol is dit my voorgeskrywe.9 Ek het lus, o my God, om u welbehae te doen, en u wet is binne-in my ingewande.10 Ek het 'n blye boodskap van geregtigheid in die groot vergadering verkondig; kyk, my lippe bedwing ek nie. HERE, U weet dit.11 U geregtigheid bedek ek nie binne-in my hart nie; van u trou en u heil spreek ek; u goedertierenheid en u trou verberg ek nie vir die groot vergadering nie.12 U, o HERE, sal u barmhartighede van my nie terughou nie; laat u goedertierenheid en u trou my altyddeur behoed.13 Want onheile sonder getal het my omring; my ongeregtighede het my ingehaal, en ek kan nie sien nie; hulle is meer as die hare van my hoof, en my hart het my verlaat.14 Laat dit U behaag, HERE, om my te red; HERE, maak tog gou om my te help!15 Laat hulle wat my lewe soek, om dit weg te ruk, tesame beskaamd staan en rooi van skaamte word; laat hulle wat behae het in my onheil, agteruitwyk en in die skande kom.16 Laat hulle wat vir my sê: Ha, ha! vanweë hul beskaming verskrik wees!17 Laat almal wat U soek, in U vrolik en bly wees; laat die liefhebbers van u heil altyddeur sê: Groot is die HERE! [ (Psalms 40:18) Al is ek ellendig en behoeftig -- die Here dink aan my; U is my hulp en my redder; my God, vertoef tog nie! ]