September 11: Psalm 40; 2 Samuel 1; Daniel 12; Luke 8:4–21

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 40 Psalm 40 (Listen) My Help and My Deliverer To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40   I waited patiently for the LORD;<br />    he inclined to me and heard my cry.<br />2   He drew me up from the pit of destruction,<br />    out of the miry bog,<br />  and set my feet upon a rock,<br />    making my steps secure.<br />3   He put a new song in my mouth,<br />    a song of praise to our God.<br />  Many will see and fear,<br />    and put their trust in the LORD.<br /> 4   Blessed is the man who makes<br />    the LORD his trust,<br />  who does not turn to the proud,<br />    to those who go astray after a lie!<br />5   You have multiplied, O LORD my God,<br />    your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;<br />    none can compare with you!<br />  I will proclaim and tell of them,<br />    yet they are more than can be told.<br /> 6   In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,<br />    but you have given me an open ear.