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Psalm 40

Psalm 40 (New International Version, ©2011)

Psalm 40

Psalm 40^[a]

    For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. ¹ I waited patiently for the LORD;
   he turned to me and heard my cry.
² He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
   out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
   and gave me a firm place to stand.
³ He put a new song in my mouth,
   a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the LORD
   and put their trust in him.
 ⁴ Blessed is the one
   who trusts in the LORD,
who does not look to the proud,
   to those who turn aside to false gods.^[b]
5 Many, LORD my God,
   are the wonders you have done,
   the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
   were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
   they would be too many to declare.
 ⁶ Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—
   but my ears you have opened^[c]—
   burnt offerings and sin offerings^[d] you did not require.
⁷ Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
   it is written about me in the scroll.^[e]
8 I desire to do your will, my God;
   your law is within my heart.”
 ⁹ I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly;
   I do not seal my lips, LORD,
   as you know.
¹⁰ I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
   I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
   from the great assembly.
 ¹¹ Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD;
   may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
¹² For troubles without number surround me;
   my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
   and my heart fails within me.
¹³ Be pleased to save me, LORD;
   come quickly, LORD, to help me.
 ¹⁴ May all who want to take my life
   be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
   be turned back in disgrace.
¹⁵ May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
   be appalled at their own shame.
¹⁶ But may all who seek you
   rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
   “The LORD is great!”
 ¹⁷ But as for me, I am poor and needy;
   may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
   you are my God, do not delay.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.
2. Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
3. Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
4. Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
5. Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me

Proverbs 10

Proverbs 10 (New International Version, ©2011)

Proverbs 10

Proverbs of Solomon

 ¹ The proverbs of Solomon:    A wise son brings joy to his father,
   but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
 ² Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,
   but righteousness delivers from death.
 ³ The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry,
   but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
 ⁴ Lazy hands make for poverty,
   but diligent hands bring wealth.
 ⁵ He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
   but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
 ⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
   but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a]
 7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings,^[b]
   but the name of the wicked will rot.
 ⁸ The wise in heart accept commands,
   but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
 ⁹ Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
   but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
 ¹⁰ Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,
   and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
 ¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
   but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
 ¹² Hatred stirs up conflict,
   but love covers over all wrongs.
 ¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
   but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
 ¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,
   but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
 ¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
   but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
 ¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life,
   but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
 ¹⁷ Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,
   but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
 ¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips
   and spreads slander is a fool.
 ¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
   but the prudent hold their tongues.
 ²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
   but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
 ²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
   but fools die for lack of sense.
 ²² The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
   without painful toil for it.
 ²³ A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
   but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
 ²⁴ What the wicked dread will overtake them;
   what the righteous desire will be granted.
 ²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
   but the righteous stand firm forever.
 ²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
   so are sluggards to those who send them.
 ²⁷ The fear of the LORD adds length to life,
   but the years of the wicked are cut short.
 ²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
   but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
 ²⁹ The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless,
   but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
 ³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
   but the wicked will not remain in the land.
 ³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,
   but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
 ³² The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
   but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

Footnotes:

1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
2. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

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