Psalms 40

1 To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

to/for to conduct to/for David melody to await to await LORD and to stretch to(wards) me and to hear: hear cry my

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:

and to ascend: establish me from pit roar from mud [the] mire and to arise: establish upon crag foot my to establish: establish step my

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

and to give: put in/on/with lip my song new praise to/for God our to see: see many and to fear: revere and to trust in/on/with LORD

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.

blessed [the] great man which to set: make LORD confidence his and not to turn to(wards) proud and to swerve lie

5 Thou, O Jehovah my God, 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.

many to make: do you(m. s.) LORD God my to wonder your and plot your to(wards) us nothing to arrange to(wards) you to tell and to speak: speak be vast from to recount

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

sacrifice and offering not to delight in ear to pierce to/for me burnt offering and sin not to ask

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

then to say behold to come (in): come in/on/with scroll scroll: book to write upon me

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

to/for to make: do acceptance your God my to delight in and instruction your in/on/with midst belly my

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

to bear tidings righteousness in/on/with assembly many behold lips my not to restrain LORD you(m. s.) to know

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.

righteousness your not to cover in/on/with midst heart my faithfulness your and deliverance: salvation your to say not to hide kindness your and truth: faithful your to/for assembly many

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

you(m. s.) LORD not to restrain compassion your from me kindness your and truth: faithful your continually to watch 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.

for to surround upon me distress: evil till nothing number to overtake me iniquity: crime my and not be able to/for to see: see be vast from hair head my and heart my to leave: forsake me

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

to accept LORD to/for to rescue me LORD to/for help my to hasten [emph?]

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;

be ashamed and be ashamed together to seek soul: life my to/for to snatch her to turn back and be humiliated delighting distress: harm my

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

be desolate: appalled upon consequence shame their [the] to say to/for me Aha! Aha!

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

to rejoice and to rejoice in/on/with you all to seek you to say continually to magnify LORD to love: lover deliverance: salvation your

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

and I afflicted and needy Lord to devise: devise to/for me help my and to escape me you(m. s.) God my not to delay