Psalms 39

¹Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself

²I have waited expectantly for the Lord, and he was attentive to me

³And he heard my prayers and he led me out of the pit of misery and the quagmire. And he stationed my feet upon a rock, and he directed my steps

⁴And he sent a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many will see, and they will fear; and they will hope in the Lord

⁵Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has no respect for vanities and absurd falsehoods

⁶You have accomplished your many wonders, O Lord my God, and there is no one similar to you in your thoughts. I have announced and I have spoken: they are multiplied beyond number

⁷Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have perfected ears for me. Holocaust and sin offering, you did not require

⁸Then I said, “Behold, I draw near.” At the head of the book, it has been written of me

⁹that I should do your will. My God, I have willed it. And your law is in the midst of my heart

¹⁰I have announced your justice in a great Church: behold, I will not restrain my lips. O Lord, you have known it

¹¹I have not concealed your justice within my heart. I have spoken your truth and your salvation. I have not concealed your mercy and your truth from a great assembly

¹²O Lord, do not take your tender mercies far from me. Your mercy and your truth ever sustain me

¹³For evils without number have surrounded me. My iniquities have taken hold of me, and I was not able to see. They have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. And my heart has forsaken me

¹⁴Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me. Look down, O Lord, to help me

¹⁵Let them together be confounded and awed, who seek after my soul to steal it away. Let them be turned back and be in awe, who wish evils upon me

¹⁶Let them bear their confusion all at once, who say to me, “Well, well.

¹⁷Let all who seek you exult and rejoice over you. And let those who love your salvation always say, “May the Lord be magnified.

¹⁸But I am a beggar and poor. The Lord has been concerned about me. You are my helper and my protector. My God, do not delay