The Lord sent me to bring Good News to the poor
and to proclaim liberty to the captives. –Cf.Luke 4:18
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Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help
Here I am, Lord;
I come to do Your will! Cf. Psalm 40:7(a)-8(a)I waited patiently for the Lord;
He inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the desolate pit,
out of the miry bog
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God!
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.Happy are those who make
the Lord their trust,
who do not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after false gods.
You have multiplied, O Lord, my God,
Your wondrous deeds and Your thoughts toward us.
None can compare with You!
Were I to proclaim and tell of them,
they would be more than can be counted.Sacrifice and offering You do not desire
but You have given me an open ear.
Burnt offering and sin offering
you have not required.
Then I said, “Here I am;
In the Scroll of the book it is written of me.
I delight to do Your will, O my God!
Your Law is within my heart.I have told ‘The Glad News’ of deliverance
in the great congregation;
see I have not restrained my lips,
as You know, O Lord.
I have not hidden Your saving help within my heart,
I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation!
I have not concealed Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness
from the great congregation.Do not, O Lord, withhold Your mercy from me;
Let Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness
keep me safe forever.
For evils have encompassed me without number;
my iniquities have overtaken me
until I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head
and my heart fails me.Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Let all those be put to shame and confusion
who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who desire my hurt.
Let those be appalled because of their shame
who say to me, “Aha Aha!”May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You!
May those who love Your salvation
say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
As for me, I am poor and needy
but the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my Deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God! –Psalm 40:1-17
You May Know the Joy of Salvation,
Forgiveness of Sins and the Assurance
of Eternal Life in Heaven Today,
Through The Good News of Christ Jesus!
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