Psalms 40

1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] I waited patiently for YHWH, and he turned to me, and heard my cry.

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody. I waited patiently for Yahweh, —And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;

2 He also brought me up out of a pit of tumult, out of the miry clay; and he set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.

So he brought me up, Out of the destroying pit, Out of the swampy mire, —And set, upon a cliff, my feet, Making firm my steps:

3 And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in YHWH.

Then put he, into my mouth, a new song, Praise to our God, —Many shall see and revere, And shall trust in Yahweh.

4 Blessed is the man who makes YHWH his trust, and doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

How happy the man, Who hath made Yahweh his confidence, who hath not turned unto the haughty, nor gone aside unto falsehood.

5 Many, YHWH, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Mighty things, hast thou done—Thou, Yahweh my God, Thy wonderful doings and thy purposes towards us, There is no setting them in order unto thee—I would tell, and would speak!—They are too great to rehearse.

6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me. Whole burnt offering and sin offering you did not require.

Sacrifice and meal-offering, thou didst not delight in, Ears, didst thou pierce for me, —Ascending-sacrifice and sin-bearer, thou didst not ask:

7 Then I said, "Look, I have come. It is written about me in the scroll of a book;

Then, said I—Lo! I am come, In the written scroll, is it prescribed for me;

8 to do your will, O God, I desired. And your Law is within my heart."

To do thy good-pleasure, O my God, is my delight, And, thy law, is in the midst of mine inward parts:

9 I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Look, I will not seal my lips, YHWH, you know.

I have told the good-tidings of righteousness in a great convocation, Lo! my lips, do I not restrain, O Yahweh, thou, knowest:

10 I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

Thy righteousness, have I not hid in the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and thy salvation, have I spoken, I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truthfulness from the great convocation.

11 Do not withhold your tender mercies from me, YHWH. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

Thou, O Yahweh, wilt not restrain thy compassions from me, Thy lovingkindness and thy truthfulness, shall continually watch over me.

12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.

For there have closed in upon me, misfortunes beyond number, Mine iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see, They have become more than the hairs of my head, And, my courage, hath forsaken me!

13 Be pleased, YHWH, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, YHWH.

Be pleased, O Yahweh, to rescue me, O Yahweh! to help me, make haste!

14 Let them be put to shame and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.

Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away, —Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;

15 Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, "Aha. Aha."

Let them be astonished on account of their own shame, who are saying of me, Aha! Aha!

16 Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, "Let YHWH be exalted."

Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, who are seekers of thee. Let them say continually—Yahweh be magnified! who are lovers of thy salvation.

17 But I am poor and needy. May YHWH think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Do not delay, my God.

But, I, being oppressed and needy, May My Lord devise for me, —My help and my deliverer, thou art! O my God, do not tarry!