1 I did not give up waiting for the Lord. And He turned to me and heard my cry.

I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

2 H e brought me up out of the hole of danger, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock, making my feet sure.

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

3 H e put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and will put their trust in the Lord.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.

4 H ow happy is the man who has made the Lord his trust, and has not turned to the proud or to the followers of lies.

Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

5 O Lord my God, many are the great works You have done, and Your thoughts toward us. No one can compare with You! If I were to speak and tell of them, there would be too many to number.

Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

6 Y ou have not wanted gifts given on the altar in worship. You have opened my ears. You have not wanted burnt gifts or gifts to cover sins.

Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.

7 T hen I said, “Look, I have come. It is written about me in the book.

Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:

8 I am happy to do Your will, O my God. Your Law is within my heart.”

I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.

9 I have told the good news about what is right and good in the big meeting with many people. You know I will not close my lips, O Lord.

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.

10 I have not hidden what is right and good with You in my heart. I have spoken about how faithful You are and about Your saving power. I have not hidden Your loving-kindness and Your truth from the big meeting.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.

11 O Lord, You will not keep Your loving-pity from me. Your loving-kindness and Your truth will always keep me safe.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

12 T oo many troubles gather around me. My sins have taken such a hold on me that I am not able to see. There are more of them than there are hairs on my head. And the strength of my heart has left me.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.

13 B e pleased to save me, O Lord. Hurry, O Lord, to help me.

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

14 L et all who want to destroy my life be ashamed and troubled. Let those who want to hurt me be turned away without honor.

Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

15 L et those who say to me, “O! O!” be filled with fear because of their shame.

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.

16 B ut let all who look for You have joy and be glad in You. Let those who love Your saving power always say, “The Lord be honored!”

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.

17 B ecause I suffer and am in need, let the Lord think of me. You are my help and the One Who sets me free. O my God, do not wait.

But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.