Verse
Psalms 40:1 — I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard…
“I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”
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The verses around Psalms 40:1.
1I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2He 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.
3And 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.
Verse explanation
Opens the psalm with a testimony of patient waiting: the answer wasn’t instant, but it came, with God bending down to hear the cry.
From the Psalms 40 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 40:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Esperei com paciencia ao Senhor, e elle se inclinou para mim, e ouviu o meu clamor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Esperei com esperança no SENHOR, e ele se inclinou a mim, e ouviu o meu clamor.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Para el director del coro. Un salmo de David. Esperé pacientemente al Señor, y se volvió hacia mí y escuchó mi clamor.
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 40:1) · Español (Salmos 40:1)
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