{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/40","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T06:45:44.745Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":40,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":39,"nextChapter":41,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Unto the end, a psalm for David himself. With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he heard my prayers, and brought me out of the pit of misery and the mire of dregs. And he set my feet upon a rock, and directed my steps. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And he put a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many shall see, and shall fear : and they shall hope in the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, O Lord my God : and in thy thoughts there is no one like to thee. I have declared and I have spoken they are multiplied above number. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require : "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"that I should do thy will : O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips : O Lord, thou knowest it. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"I have not hid thy justice within my heart : I have declared thy truth and thy salvation. I have not concealed thy mercy and thy truth from a great council. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Withhold not thou, O Lord, thy tender mercies from me : thy mercy and thy truth have always upheld me. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For evils without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head : and my heart hath forsaken me. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me, look down, O Lord, to help me. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Let them be confounded and ashamed together, that seek after my soul to take it away. Let them be turned backward and be ashamed that desire evils to me. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Let them immediately bear their confusion, that say to me : 'T is well, 't is well. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : and let such as love thy salvation say always : The Lord be magnified. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"But I am a beggar and poor : the Lord is careful for me. Thou art my helper and my protector : O my God, be not slack. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 40 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 40](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/40)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/40 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}