even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth. not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to usward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

delight, law . Cf. Rom. V11: 22.

9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

Here we have the blessed result of the waiting (Ps. XXXVII; XXXIX: 7; LII: 9; LXII: 5). God has delivered him from a life founded upon the earthly (verse 2), and has given him a life founded upon the heavenly, resulting in his continual praise of God. Cf. Ps. XXXI: 3 and XLII: 9. Primarily

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