תהילים מ

For the leader. A psalm of David.

I put my hope in GOD,
who inclined toward me,
and heeded my cry.

I was lifted out of the miry pit,
the slimy clay,
and my feet were set on a rock,
my legs steadied.

A new song was placed into my mouth,
a hymn to our God.
May many see it and stand in awe,
and trust in GOD.

Happy is the one who trusts in GOD,
who turns not to the arrogant or to followers of falsehood.

You, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things;
the wonders You have devised for us
cannot be set out before You;
I would rehearse the tale of them,
but they are more than can be told.

You gave me to understand that
You do not desire sacrifice and grain offering;
You do not ask for burnt offering and purgation offering.

Then I said,
“See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me.”

To do what pleases You, my God, is my desire;
Your teaching is in my inmost parts.

I proclaimed [Your] righteousness in a great congregation;
see, I did not withhold my words;
O ETERNAL One, You must know it.

I did not keep Your beneficence to myself;
I declared Your faithful deliverance;
I did not fail to speak of Your steadfast love in a great congregation.

O ETERNAL One, You will not withhold from me Your compassion;
Your steadfast love will protect me always.

For misfortunes without number envelop me;
my iniquities have caught up with me;
I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head;
I am at my wits’ end.

O favor me, ETERNAL One, and save me;
O ETERNAL One, hasten to my aid.

Let those who seek to destroy my life
be frustrated and disgraced;
let those who wish me harm
fall back in shame.

Let those who say “Aha! Aha!” over me
be desolate because of their frustration.

But let all who seek You be glad and rejoice in You;
let those who are eager for Your deliverance always say,
“Extolled be GOD!”

But I am poor and needy;
may my Sovereign devise [deliverance] for me.
You are my help and my rescuer;
my God, do not delay.