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He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Psalm 40:3a Hope is the ability to hear the music of the future. Faith is having the courage to dance to it today. http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com

(He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God) Many will see and fear (awe) And will trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:3b By faith we have seen And joyfully sing His goodness to men, That all men may wonder at what we impart, And thankfully ponder His love in their heart. Charles Wesley, 1707-88, Methodist, wrote over 6,000 hymns

How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. Psalm 40:4 He who cannot calmly leave his affairs in God’s hand but will carry his own burden, is very likely to be tempted to use wrong means to help himself - forsaking of God as counselor, and resorting instead to human wisdom. Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92, English preacher Baptist

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to You - they would be too many to declare. Psalm 40:5 Seeing our Father in everything makes life one long thanksgiving and gives a rest of heart, and, more than that, a joy of spirit, that is unspeakable. Hannah Whitall Smith, Quaker author

*Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. Psalm 40:6 Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules or particular forms of devotion; but act with a general confidence in God, with love and humility. Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, 1614-91, lay brother, Carmelite monastery - Paris *David was prevented from going to the temple

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