1 T o the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

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

2 A nd 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.

He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

3 A nd He putteth in my mouth a new song, `Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.

4 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.

Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

5 M uch 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.

Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

6 S acrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.

7 T hen said I, `Lo, I have come,' In the roll 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 T o do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law within my heart.

I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”

9 I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.

I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness In the great assembly; Indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O Lord, You Yourself know.

10 T hy 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.

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth From the great assembly.

11 T hou, O Jehovah, restrainest not Thy mercies from me, Thy kindness and Thy truth do continually keep me.

Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.

12 F or 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.

For innumerable evils have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; Therefore my heart fails me.

13 B e pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me!

14 T hey 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.

Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.

15 T hey are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, `Aha, aha.'

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

16 A ll seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, `Jehovah is magnified.'

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

17 A nd I poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.