{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Psalms",
 "chapter": 40,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,"
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified."
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God."
  }
 ],
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 "church": "https://crawlerschurch.org",
 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}