Psalms 40

1 When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

1 I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.

2He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.

2 And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:

2Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

3And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.

3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto ourGod. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah.

3The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

4Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

4 Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies.

4The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.

5O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

5 Thou, O Jehovah myGod, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak [them], they are more than can be numbered.

5I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

6You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.

6 Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;

6My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?

7Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,

7 Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me —

7And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.

8My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.

8 To do thy good pleasure, myGod, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart.

8All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.

9I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.

9 I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, thou knowest.

9They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?

10Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.

10 I have not hidden thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

10For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.

11Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

11 Withhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

11But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: and I will requite them.

12For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.

12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me.

12By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.

13Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.

13 Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me; Jehovah, make haste to my help.

13But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.

14Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

14 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;

14Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.

15Let those who say to me, Aha, aha! be surprised because of their shame.

15 Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha!

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16Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.

16 Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified!

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17Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.

17 But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: myGod, make no delay.

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