For (A)evildoers will be eliminated,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will (B)inherit the land.

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For those who are evil will be destroyed,(A)
    but those who hope(B) in the Lord will inherit the land.(C)

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God Sustains His Servant.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

40 I (A)waited [a]patiently for the Lord;
And He reached down to me and (B)heard my cry.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 Or intently

Psalm 40[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

23 (A)Kings will be your guardians,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will (B)bow down to you with their faces to the ground
And (C)lick the dust from your feet;
And you will (D)know that I am the Lord;
Those who hopefully (E)wait for Me will (F)not be put to shame.

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23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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