Psalm 40
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Expectans expectavi.
1 I waited | patiently • for the | Lord, ||
and he in- | clined • unto | me, and • heard my | calling. ||
2 He brought me also out of the horrible pit, * out of the | mire and | clay, ||
and set my feet upon the | rock, and | 3 ordered my | goings. ||
3 And he hath put a new | 3 song in • my | mouth, ||
even a | thanks•giving | 3 unto our | God. ||
4 Many shall | see it, • and | fear, ||
and shall | put their | trust • in the | Lord. ||
5 Blessed is the man that hath set his | hope • in the | Lord, ||
and turned not unto the proud, and to | such as • go a- | bout with | lies. ||
6 O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works which thou hast done, * like as be also thy | thoughts, which • are to | us-ward; ||
and yet there is | 3 no man • that | ordereth • them | unto • thee. ||
7 If I should de- | clare • them, and | speak of • them, ||
they should be | more than • I am | able • to ex- | press. ||
8 Sacrifice and meat offering thou wouldest not, * but mine | ears • hast thou | opened. ||
9 Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for | sin • hast thou | not re- | quired: ||
then said I, | Lo, I | come; ||
10 In the volume of the book it is written of me, * that I should ful- | fil thy | will, • O my | God: ||
I am con- | tent to | do it; ||
yea, thy | law • is with- | in my | heart. ||
8 Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, * but mine | ears • hast thou | opened. ||
9 Burnt-offering and sacrifice for | sin • hast thou | not re- | quired: ||
then said I, | Lo, I | come; ||
10 In the volume of the book it is written of me, * that I should ful- | fil thy | will, • O my | God: ||
I am con- | tent to | do it; ||
yea, thy | law • is with- | in my | heart. ||
11 I have declared thy righteousness in the | great • congre- | gation: ||
lo, I will not refrain my lips, O | Lord, and | that thou | knowest. ||
12 I have not hid thy righteousness with- | in my | heart; ||
my talk hath been of thy | truth, • and of | thy sal- | vation. ||
§ 13 I have | not kept | back ||
thy loving mercy and | truth • from the | great • congre- | gation. ||
14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy 3 from | me, O | Lord; ||
let thy loving-kindness and thy | truth | 3 alway pre- | serve me. ||
15 For innumerable troubles are | come a- | bout me; ||
my sins have taken such hold upon me, that 3 I | am not | able • to look | up; ||
*§ yea, they are more in | number • than the | hairs ||
Or, yea, they are more in number than the | 3 hairs of • my | head, ||
3 and | — my | heart hath | failed me. ||
of my | head, • and my | heart hath | failed me. ||
16 O Lord, let it be thy | pleasure • to de- | liver • me; ||
make | haste, O | Lord, to | help me. ||
17 Let them be ashamed, and confounded together, that seek after my | soul • to de- | stroy it; ||
let them be driven backward, and put to re- | buke, that | wish me | evil. ||
18 Let them be desolate, and re- | 3 warded with | shame, ||
that | say un•to me, | Fie up•on thee! | fie up•on thee! ||
19 Let all those that seek thee, be | 3 joyful and | glad in • thee; ||
and let such as love thy salvation, say | 3 alway, The | Lord be | praised. ||
2nd half
20 As for me, I am poor and needy; but the | Lord | careth • for me. ||
21 Thou art my helper and redeemer; * make no long | tarry•ing, | O my | God. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
