詩篇 40
1 達味詩歌，交與樂官。 我慹切誠懇地期待了上主，祂便垂顧俯聽了我的哀訴。
For victorie, the song of Dauid. Y abidynge abood the Lord; and he yaf tent to me.
2 祂把我從禍坑與污泥中救出，放我在磐石上，穩定我的腳步。
And he herde my preieris; and he ledde out me fro the lake of wretchidnesse, and fro the filthe of draft. And he ordeynede my feet on a stoon; and he dresside my goyngis.
3 祂將新歌置於我口，為讚美我們的天主！眾人見了起敬起畏，都將全心信賴上主。
And he sente in to my mouth a newe song; a song to oure God. Many men schulen se, and schulen drede; and schulen haue hope in the Lord.
4 凡全依靠上主，不對傲慢傾慕，且又不依附虛偽的，這人真有福！
Blessid is the man, of whom the name of the Lord is his hope; and he bihelde not in to vanitees, and in to false woodnesses.
5 上主，我的天主! 你行的奇蹟異事，真令人不知幾許！你對我們的計畫，無人能與你相輔，我縱願宣揚伸述，也多得不可勝數。
Mi Lord God, thou hast maad thi merueils manye; and in thi thouytis noon is, that is lijk thee. I teld, and Y spak; and thei ben multiplied aboue noumbre.
6 犧牲與素祭已非你所喜，就開了我的耳朵；全燔之祭以及贖罪之祭，也非你所要。
Thou noldist sacrifice and offryng; but thou madist perfitli eeris to me. Thou axidist not brent sacrifice, and sacrifice for synne;
7 於是我說：你看，我已到來！關於我，書卷上已有記載：
thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come. In the heed of the book it is writun of me,
8 我的天主，承行你的旨意為我所喜愛，你的法律常於我的心懷。
that Y schulde do thi wille; my God, Y wolde; and thi lawe in the myddis of myn herte.
9 在盛大的集會中，我宣揚了你的正義，看，我並沒有閉口不言，上主，你全知悉。
I telde thi riytfulnesse in a greet chirche; lo! Y schal not refreine my lippis, Lord, thou wistist.
10 我從沒有將你的義隱蔽在心間，對你的忠厚和救援時時各處宣傳；對於你的慈愛和忠義，在盛會中我沒有隱蔽，
I hidde not thi riytfulnesse in myn herte; Y seide thi treuthe and thin helthe. I hidde not thi mercy and thi treuthe; fro a myche counsel.
11 上主，求你對我不要撤回你的憐憫，願你的慈愛和忠誠對我時加保存。
But thou, Lord, make not fer thi merciful doyngis fro me; thi mercy and treuthe euere token me vp.
12 因為，四周困迫我的災禍，實不可勝數；我的罪過緊握著我，使我無法目睹；數目比我頭髮還多，真使我心痛苦。
For whi yuels, of whiche is no noumbre, cumpassiden me; my wickidnessis token me, and y myyte not, that Y schulde se. Tho ben multiplied aboue the heeris of myn heed; and myn herte forsook me.
13 上主，求你開恩救我，上主，求你速來救我。
Lord, plese it to thee, that thou delyuere me; Lord, biholde thou to helpe me.
14 願那些圖謀害我的人，一同蒙恥受辱，願那些喜歡我遭難的人，一起含羞退走！
Be thei schent, and aschamed togidere; that seken my lijf, to take awei it. Be thei turned abac, and be thei schamed; that wolen yuels to me.
15 願那些哈哈戲笑我的人，都滿面羞慚地驚惶失神！
Bere thei her confusioun anoon; that seien to me, Wel! wel! `that is, in scorn.
16 願那些尋求你的人，都因你而歡欣彭舞，願戀慕你的人，都常說：大哉上主！
Alle men that seken thee, be fulli ioyful, and be glad on thee; and seie thei, that louen thin helthe, The Lord be magnyfied euere.
17 我既然卑微貧苦，我主卻對我眷顧；你是我的助佑，我的救援，我的天主，求你不要遲延。
Forsothe Y am a beggere and pore; the Lord is bisi of me. Thou arte myn helpere and my defendere; my God, tarie thou not.
