Faith Persevering in Trial

I WAITED patiently for the LORD;

And He inclined to me,

And heard my cry.

He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,

Out of the miry clay,

And set my feet upon a rock,

And established my steps.

He has put a new song in my mouth-

Praise to our God;

Many will see it and fear,

And will trust in the LORD.

Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust,

And does not respect the proud , nor

such as turn aside to lies.

Many, O LORD my God, are Your 

wonderful works

Which You have done;

And Your thoughts which are toward us

Cannot be recounted to You in order;

If I would declare and speak of them,

They are more than can be numbered.

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;

My ears You have opened;

Burnt offering and sin offering You 

did not require.

Then I said, " Behold, I come;

In the scroll of the Book it is 

written of me.

I delight to do Your will, O my God,

And Your law is within my heart."

I have proclaimed the good news of 

righteousness

In the great congregation;

Indeed, I do not restrain my lips,

O LORD, You Yourself know,

I have not hidden 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.

Do not withhold Your tender 

mercies from me, O LORD;

Let Your lovingkindness and Your 

truth continually preserve me.

For innumerable  evils have 

surrounded me;

My inquities have overtaken me,

so that I am not able to look up;

They are more than the hairs of my head;

Therefore my heart fails me.

Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me;

O LORD, make haste to help me !

Let them be ashamed and brought

to mutual confusion

Who seek to destroy my life;

Let them be driven backward and 

brought to dishonor

Who wish me evil.

Let them be appalled because of their shame,

Who say to me, " Aha, aha! "

Let all those who seek You rejoice

and be glad in You;

Let such as love Your salvation say continually,

" The LORD be magnified!"

But I am poor and needy;

Yet the LORD thinks upon me .

You are my help and my deliverer;

Do not delay, O my God.