Psalm 40:1-2

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Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
²He drew me up from the desolate pit,^[a]
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.

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Psalm 40:2 Cn: Heb pit of tumult

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