285: Psalm 40

The Next Right Thing

Emily P. Freeman

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

It's week three of Psalm Summer, and I'll be reading Psalm 40 from the New Revised Standard Version, then from the Contemporary English version, then from the Message. At the end of this series, we'll have all the Psalms for you as a collection in The Quiet Collection app. Listen in.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Psalm 40
0:07.6	Read first from the contemporary English version, then from the new Revised Standard version,
0:13.6	and finally from the message.
0:16.9	I patiently waited, Lord, for you to hear my prayer.
0:25.4	You listened and pulled me from a lonely pit full of met and my ear.
0:31.3	You let me stand on a rock with my feet firm, and you gave me a new song, a song of
0:38.0	praise to you.
0:40.7	Many will see this, and they will honor and trust you the Lord God.
0:46.8	You bless all of those who trust you, Lord, and refuse to worship idols or follow false
0:52.0	gods.
0:53.7	You Lord God, have done many wonderful things, and you have planned marvelous things for
0:59.8	us.
1:01.4	No one is like you.
1:04.7	I would never be able to tell all you've done.
1:09.2	Sacrifices and offerings are not what please you.
1:14.1	Gifts and payment for sin are not what you demand, but you made me willing to listen and
1:20.9	obey.
1:23.6	And so I said, I am here to do what is written about me in the book, where it says, I enjoy
1:30.8	pleasing you.
1:32.5	Your law is in my heart.
1:35.4	When your people worshipped, you know I told them, our Lord always helps.
1:41.4	When all your people met, I did not keep silent.
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