1 ¶ I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined unto me and heard my cry.

I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

2 H e brought me up also out of the pit of hopelessness, out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and straightened my steps.

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.

3 A nd he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see it and fear and shall wait on the LORD.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord.

4 B lessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

5 T hou hast increased, O LORD my God, thy wonderful works which thou hast done and thy thoughts regarding us; they are beyond our ability to express, declare, or speak; they cannot be told.

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.

6 ¶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened; burnt offering and sin offering thou hast not required.

Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

7 T hen said I, Behold, I come; in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; thy law is within my bowels.

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.”

9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; behold, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O Lord, You know.

10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy truth and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy mercy and thy truth from the great congregation.

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

11 ¶ Do not withhold thy tender mercies from me, O LORD; let thy mercy and thy truth continually preserve me.

You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.

12 F or innumerable evils have compassed me about; my iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to see; they are more than the hairs of my head; therefore my heart fails me.

For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me.

13 B e pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me.

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; Make haste, O Lord, to help me.

14 L et them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my life to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.

15 L et them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

16 L et all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”

17 W hen I am poor and needy; the Lord will remember me; thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.