The Book of Psalms

[To the chief musician. A Psalm of David.] Waiting I have waited on Jehovah; and He bowed to me and heard my cry.

And He drew me up from the pit of tumult, out of the miry clay; He set my feet on a rock; He directed my steps.

And He put a new song of praise to our God in my mouth; many shall see and shall fear and shall trust in Jehovah.

Blessed [is] the man who sets Jehovah [as] his trust, and does not turn to the proud, or to those who turn [to] a lie.

Many things have You done, O Jehovah my God; Your works of wonder and Your purposes toward us; there is none to set in order to You; I will declare and I will speak; they are more than can be counted.

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; You have opened ears to Me. You have not asked burnt offering and sin offering.

Then I said, Lo, I come, in the roll of the Book [it is] written of Me;

I delight to do Your will, O My God; and Your law [is] within My inmost [soul].

I have announced righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I will not restrain My lips; O Jehovah You know.

I have not concealed Your righteousness in My heart; I speak Your faithfulness and Your salvation. I have not hidden Your loving-kindness and Your truth for the great assembly.

Do not withhold Your tender mercies from Me, O Jehovah; let Your lovingkindness and Your truth always watch over Me.

For evils have surrounded me until [there is] no number; my iniquities have taken hold on me and I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.

Be pleased to deliver me, O Jehovah; hasten to my help.

Let be ashamed and humbled together those seeking my soul, to destroy it; let those delighting [in] my evil be driven back and disgraced.

Let them be desolate until [it is] the reward for their shame; for they are saying to me, Aha! Aha!

Let all who are seeking You be glad in You and always say, May Jehovah be magnified, those loving Your salvation.

But I [am] poor and needy; the Lord will take thought for me. You [are] my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.