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1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear and put their
trust in the LORD
4 Blessed is the man
who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not look to the proud,
to those who turn aside to false gods.[d]
5 Many, LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done,
the things you planned for us.
No-one can recount to you;
were I to speak and tell of them,,
they would be too many to declare.
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire –
but my ears you have pierced;[e] –
burnt offerings and sin offerings[f] you did not require.
7 Then I said, ‘Here I am, I have come –
it is written about me in the scroll.[g]
8 I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart.’
9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
I do not seal my lips, LORD,
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as you know. O Lord,
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal your love and your truth from the great assembly.
11 Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
12 For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails within me.
13 Be pleased, O LORD; to save me
O LORD come quickly, to help me.
14 May all who seek to take my life
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, ‘Aha! Aha!’
be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation always say,
‘The LORD be exalted!’
17 Yet , I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
you are my God, do not delay.
(NIV)
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Psalm 40: A Psalm of David. – David looks back with thanksgiving and declares the wonderful things God has done in his life. Many believe that this and Psalm 70 should be together as they speak of the same things. This psalm was included among the royal psalms and used in annual festival or an enthronement ceremony. The New Testament sees a deeper meaning in the psalm especially verses 7 and 8. Hebrews 10:5-10 says it talks of Jesus coming to do God’s will.
We who are the followers of Jesus, see this as we are to go where we are being sent by God.
Take a moment of time to think back over your life, think of where you have been and the people you have been able to help. God sends us out to do His will, and to help His people wherever we are.
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