Psalms 40:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
  • Ps 27:13-14 : 13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the LORD’s favor in the land of the living? 14 Rely on the LORD! Be strong and confident! Rely on the LORD!
  • Ps 130:2 : 2 O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!
  • Dan 9:18 : 18 Listen attentively, my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins and the city called by your name. For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Patience in Suffering So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates! 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name. 11 Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  • Ps 34:15 : 15 The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.
  • Ps 116:2 : 2 and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

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