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Psalms 40
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
1 When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.
1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
1 I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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.
2Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
4The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.
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.
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.
5I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
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.
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.
6My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?
6 Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;
7Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,
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.
7 Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me —
8My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.
8All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.
8 To do thy good pleasure, myGod, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart.
9I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.
9They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?
9 I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, thou knowest.
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.
10For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.
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.
11Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.
11But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: and I will requite them.
11 Withhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
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.
12By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.
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.
13Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.
13But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.
13 Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me; Jehovah, make haste to my help.
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.
14Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.
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;
15Let those who say to me, Aha, aha! be surprised because of their shame.
15(not in this translation)
15 Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha!