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