{"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/ylt/psalms/40","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:53:51.324Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":40,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":39,"nextChapter":41,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation — from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And He putteth in my mouth a new song, 'Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Then said I, 'Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law is within my heart."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Thy righteousness I have not concealed In the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I have told, I have not hidden Thy kindness and Thy truth, To the great assembly."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Thou, O Jehovah, restrainest not Thy mercies from me, Thy kindness and Thy truth do continually keep me."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, 'Aha, aha.'"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified.'"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And I am poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer art Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 40 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 40](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/40)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/40 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}