1Ein Lied von David.2Voll Zuversicht hoffte ich auf den HERRN, und er wandte sich mir zu und hörte meinen Hilfeschrei.3Ich war in eine verzweifelte Lage geraten – wie jemand, der bis zum Hals in einer Grube voll Schlamm und Kot steckt! Aber er hat mich herausgezogen und auf festen Boden gestellt. Jetzt haben meine Füße wieder sicheren Halt.4Er gab mir ein neues Lied in meinen Mund, einen Lobgesang für unseren Gott. Das werden viele Leute hören, sie werden den HERRN wieder achten und ihm ganz neu vertrauen.5Glücklich ist, wer sein Vertrauen auf den HERRN setzt und sich nicht mit den Überheblichen und den Lügnern einlässt!6HERR, mein Gott, du bist einzigartig! Du hast so viele Wunder getan, alles hast du sorgfältig geplant! Wollte ich das schildern und beschreiben – niemals käme ich zum Ende!7Dir geht es nicht um Schlachtopfer und andere Gaben; du verlangst keine Brandopfer und Sündopfer von mir. Sondern offene Ohren hast du mir gegeben, um auf dich zu hören und dir zu gehorchen.8Deshalb antworte ich: »Herr, hier bin ich! Was im Buch des Gesetzes steht, das gilt mir.[1]9Ich will gerne deinen Willen tun, mein Gott, dein Gesetz ist mir ins Herz geschrieben.«10Vor der ganzen Gemeinde erzähle ich voll Freude, wie gerecht du bist und handelst. HERR, du weißt: Nichts kann mich abhalten, davon zu reden!11Nie will ich verschweigen, dass du für Recht sorgst. Vor der ganzen Gemeinde rede ich von deiner Treue und Hilfe; ich erzähle, wie ich deine große Liebe erfahren habe.12HERR, du wirst mir niemals dein Erbarmen versagen, deine Liebe und Treue werden mich stets bewahren.13Unlösbare Schwierigkeiten türmen sich vor mir auf. Meine Verfehlungen haben mich eingeholt, und die Folgen sind nicht mehr zu überblicken. Jeder Mut hat mich verlassen.14HERR, ich bitte dich: Rette mich, komm mir schnell zu Hilfe!15Wer mir nach dem Leben trachtet, der soll scheitern und öffentlich bloßgestellt werden. Wer sich über mein Unglück hämisch freut, den jage mit Schimpf und Schande davon!16Alle, die schadenfroh lästern: »Haha, das geschieht dir recht!«, sollen vor Schreck erstarren über ihre selbst verschuldete Schande!17Aber alle, die nach dir fragen, sollen vor Freude jubeln! Wer dich als Retter kennt und liebt, soll immer wieder rufen: »Groß ist der HERR!«18Ich bin hilflos und ganz auf dich angewiesen; Herr, sorge für mich, denn du bist mein Helfer und Befreier! Mein Gott, zögere nicht länger!
1I was patient while I waited for the LORD. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.2I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.3He gave me a new song to sing. It is a hymn of praise to our God. Many people will see and have respect for the LORD. They will put their trust in him.4Blessed is the person who trusts in the LORD. They don’t trust in proud people. Those proud people worship statues of gods.5LORD my God, no one can compare with you. You have done many wonderful things. You have planned to do these things for us. There are too many of them for me to talk about.6You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. You didn’t require burnt offerings and sin offerings. You opened my ears so that I could hear you and obey you.7Then I said, ‘Here I am. It is written about me in the book.8My God, I have come to do what you want. Your law is in my heart.’9I have told the whole community of those who worship you. I have told them what you have done to save me. LORD, you know that I haven’t kept quiet.10I haven’t kept to myself that what you did for me was right. I have spoken about how faithful you were when you saved me. I haven’t hidden your love and your faithfulness from the whole community.11LORD, don’t hold back your mercy from me. May your love and faithfulness always keep me safe.12There are more troubles all around me than I can count. My sins have caught up with me, and I can’t see any longer. My sins are more than the hairs of my head. I have lost all hope.13LORD, please save me. LORD, come quickly to help me.14Let all those who are trying to kill me be put to shame. Let them lose their way. Let all those who want to destroy me be turned back in shame.15Some people make fun of me. Let them be shocked when their plans fail.16But let all those who seek you be joyful and glad because of what you have done. Let those who count on you to save them always say, ‘The LORD is great!’17But I am poor and needy. May the Lord be concerned about me. You are the God who helps me and saves me. You are my God, so don’t wait any longer.
1To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. (Ps 27,14; Ps 37,7; Ps 39,12)2He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. (Ps 27,5; Ps 37,23; Ps 69,2; Ps 69,14; Jer 38,6)3He 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. (5Mo 13,11; Ps 33,3; Ps 52,6; Ps 64,8)4Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie! (3Mo 19,4; 5Mo 29,18; Hi 23,11; Ps 2,12; Ps 101,3; Ps 125,5; Hos 3,1)5You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told. (2Mo 15,11; Ps 9,1; Ps 71,15; Ps 92,5; Ps 139,17; Ps 139,18; Jes 55,8)6In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear.[1] Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required. (1Sam 15,22; Hi 33,16; Ps 51,16; Spr 21,3; Hebr 10,5)7Then I said, “Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me: (Lk 24,44)8I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” (Ps 37,31; Ps 119,16; Ps 119,24; Ps 119,35; Ps 119,92; Joh 4,34)9I have told the glad news of deliverance[2] in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord. (Jos 22,22; Ps 22,25; Ps 119,13; Apg 20,20; Apg 20,27)10I have not hidden your deliverance 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.11As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! (Ps 36,5; Ps 57,3; Ps 61,7; Spr 20,28)12For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me. (Ps 38,4; Ps 38,10; Ps 69,4; Ps 73,26; Ps 116,3)13Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me! (Ps 22,19; Ps 22,20; Ps 38,22; Ps 70,1; Ps 71,12; Ps 141,1)14Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt! (Ps 6,10; Ps 35,4; Ps 35,26; Ps 71,13)15Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, Aha!” (Ps 35,21; Ps 35,25; Ps 70,3)16But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!” (Ps 35,27)17As 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! (Ps 86,1; Ps 109,22; 1Petr 5,7)