14 Let them be [a]confounded and put to shame together, that seek my soul to destroy it: let them be driven backward and put to rebuke that desire mine hurt.

15 Let them be [b]destroyed for a reward of their shame, which say unto me, Aha, aha.

16 Let all them that seek thee, rejoice and be glad in thee, and let them that love thy salvation, say always, [c]The Lord be praised.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:14 He desireth that God’s mercy may contend for him against the rage of his enemies.
  2. Psalm 40:15 Let the same shame and confusion light upon them, which they intended to have brought upon me.
  3. Psalm 40:16 As the faithful always praise God for his benefits, so the wicked mocked God’s children in their afflictions.

14 May all who want to take my life(A)
    be put to shame and confusion;(B)
may all who desire my ruin(C)
    be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(D)
    be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you(E)
    rejoice and be glad(F) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”(G)

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