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.

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! ]