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Psalms 40

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry .
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry ,
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit , out of the miry clay , and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings .
And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation -- from mire of mud , And He raiseth up on a rock my feet , He is establishing my steps .
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God : many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD .
And He putteth in my mouth a new song , ` Praise to our God .' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah .
Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.
Many , O LORD my God , are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us -ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Much hast Thou done , Jehovah my God ; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us , There is none to arrange unto Thee , I declare and speak : They have been more than to be numbered.
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required .
Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin - offering Thou hast not asked .
Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Then said I, ` Lo, I have come ,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,
I delight to do thy will , O my God : yea , thy law is within my heart.
To do Thy pleasure , my God, I have delighted, And Thy law ` is ' within my heart.
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD , thou knowest .
I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not , O Jehovah , Thou hast known .
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation : I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation .
Thy righteousness I have not concealed In the midst of my heart , Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I have told, I have not hidden Thy kindness and Thy truth , To the great assembly .
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Thou , O Jehovah, restrainest not Thy mercies from me, Thy kindness and Thy truth do continually keep me.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up ; they are more than the hairs of mine head : therefore my heart faileth me.
For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities , And I have not been able to see ; They have been more than the hairs of my head , And my heart hath forsaken me.
Be pleased, O LORD , to deliver me : O LORD , make haste to help me .
Be pleased, O Jehovah , to deliver me , O Jehovah , for my help make haste.
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.
They are ashamed and confounded together , Who are seeking my soul to destroy it , They are turned backward , And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.
Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
They are desolate because of their shame , Who are saying to me, ` Aha, aha. '
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee , Those loving Thy salvation say continually, `Jehovah is magnified. '
But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh upon me : thou art my help and my deliverer ; make no tarrying , O my God.
And I ` am ' poor and needy , The Lord doth devise for me . My help and my deliverer `art' Thou , O my God , tarry Thou not .

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