God Sustains His Servant.
1 I waited 40:1 Or intentlypatiently for the Lord;
And He reached down to me and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the pit of 40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworlddestruction, out of the mud;
And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.
17 But I am afflicted and needy;
May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.