⁴ How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And has not turned to the ^[c]proud, nor to those who become involved in falsehood.
⁵ Many, Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done,
And Your thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They would be too numerous to count.

⁶ You have not desired ^[d]sacrifice and meal offering;
You have ^[e]opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
⁷ Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is ^[f]written of me in the scroll of the book.
⁸ I delight to do Your will, my God;
Your Law is within my ^[g]heart.”

⁹ I have proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will not restrain my lips,
Lord, You know.
¹⁰ I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

¹¹ You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
^[h]Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
¹² For evils beyond number have surrounded me;
My guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my heart has ^[i]failed me.

¹³ Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
Hurry, Lord, to help me.
¹⁴ May those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my ^[j]life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight ^[k]in my hurt.
¹⁵ May those be ^[l]appalled because of their shame
Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
¹⁶ May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord be exalted!”
¹⁷ But I am afflicted and needy;
May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.