4 aBlessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust,
And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 aMany, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works
Which You have done;
bAnd Your thoughts toward us
Cannot be recounted to You in order;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.
Which You have done;
bAnd Your thoughts toward us
Cannot be recounted to You in order;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.
6 aSacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
9 aI have proclaimed the good news of righteousness
In the great assembly;
Indeed, bI do not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You Yourself know.
In the great assembly;
Indeed, bI do not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You Yourself know.
10 aI 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 assembly.
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
From the great assembly.
11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord;
aLet Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
aLet Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me;
aMy iniquities 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.
aMy iniquities 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.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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