¹ I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined to me, and heard my cry. ² He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock, and established my goings. ³ And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God: many will see it, and fear, and will trust in the LORD. ⁴ Blessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. ⁵ Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be counted up in order to you: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. ⁶ Sacrifice and offering you did not desire my ears have you opened: burnt offering and sin offering have you not required. ⁷ Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, ⁸ I delight to do your will, O my God: yes, your law is within my heart. ⁹ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, you know. ¹⁰ I have not hid 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 congregation. ¹¹ Withhold not you your tender mercies from me, O LORD: let your lovingkindness and your truth continually preserve me. ¹² For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold on me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart fails me. ¹³ Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. ¹⁴ Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. ¹⁵ Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say to me, Aha, aha. ¹⁶ Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: let such as love your salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. ¹⁷ But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks on me: you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.