For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely ²  on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

biblegateway Psa 40:1

<> I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. I waited patiently for the LORD, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

For the choir director; a psalm by David. I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

biblegateway Psa 40:1

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

bibleoremus Psa 40:1

I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

For the leader: for David: a psalm PATIENTLY I waited for the LORD; he bent down to me and listened to my cry.

biblegateway Psa 40:1

<> I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.

<> I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

biblegateway Psa 40:1

For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely ²  on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

¹ sn Psalm 40. The psalmist combines a song of thanksgiving for a recent act of divine deliverance (vv. 1-11) with a confident petition for renewed divine intervention (vv. 12-17).

² tn Heb “relying, I relied.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verbal form to emphasize the verbal idea. The emphasis is reflected in the translation through the adverb “completely.” Another option is to translate, “I waited patiently” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV).