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		Ps 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
		Ps 40:2 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.
		Ps 40:3 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.
		Ps 40:4 ¶ 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.
		Ps 40:5 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.
		Ps 40:6 ¶ Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
		Ps 40:7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
		Ps 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart."
		Ps 40:9 ¶ I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, You know.
		Ps 40:10 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.
		Ps 40:11 ¶ You, O LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
		Ps 40:12 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.
		Ps 40:13 ¶ Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; Make haste, O LORD, to help me.
		Ps 40:14 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.
		Ps 40:15 Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
		Ps 40:16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!"
		Ps 40:17 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. Friends.

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