Psalms 40

1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. I have diligently expected YHWH, And He inclines to me, and hears 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 causes me to come up From a pit of desolation—from mire of mud, And He raises up my feet on a rock, He is establishing my steps.

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 puts a new song in my mouth, “Praise to our God.” Many see and fear, and trust in YHWH.

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 O the blessedness of the man Who has made YHWH his trust, And has not turned to the proud, And those turning 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 You have done much, my God YHWH; Your wonders and Your thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange to You, I declare and speak: They have been more than to 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 present You have not desired, But a body You have prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering You have not asked.

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

7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come, In the roll of the scroll it is written of me,

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

8 I have delighted to do Your pleasure, my God, And Your 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 proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, Behold, I do not restrain my lips, O YHWH, You have known.

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 concealed Your righteousness In the midst of my heart, I have told of Your faithfulness and Your salvation, I have not hidden Your kindness and Your truth, To the great assembly.

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 You, O YHWH, do not restrain Your mercies from me, Your kindness and Your truth continually keep 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 surrounded me, My iniquities have overtaken me, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart has forsaken 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 YHWH, to deliver me, O YHWH, make haste for my help.

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

14 They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

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 They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, “Aha, aha.”

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

16 All seeking You rejoice and are glad in You, Those loving Your salvation continually say, “YHWH is 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 And I [am] poor and needy, The Lord devises for me. You [are] my help and my deliverer, O my God, do not linger.

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