Psalms 40
1 For the leader. A psalm of David. For the Lord I waited and waited, till, inclining to me, he heard my cry.
I waited patiently for Jehovah, and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.
2 From the horrible pit he drew me, up out of the miry clay; he set my feet on a rock, and my steps he made firm.
He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, of praise to our God. Many see it, and, filled with awe, put their trust in the Lord.
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 Jehovah.
4 Happy the person who has put in the Lord their trust, not looking to false gods or turning to idols.
Blessed is the man who makes Jehovah his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 With us you have wrought in rich measure, O Lord our God, your marvels and purposes for us – none may compare with you – were I to declare or to tell them, past counting are they.
Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou have done, and thy thoughts which are toward us. They cannot be set in order to thee. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
6 In offerings bloody or bloodless you have no delight, but with open ears you have made me. Burnt-offering and offering for sin are not what you ask.
Sacrifice and offering thou did not desire, but a body thou have prepared for me. Whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin thou did not require.
7 Then said I, “Here I am, as the roll of the book has enjoined.
Then I said, Lo, I have come. In the volume of a book it is written of me.
8 My delight, O God, is to do your will, and your law is within my heart.”
I delight to do thy will, O my God. Yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 Well, O Lord, you know that, with lips unrestrained, your righteousness I told in the great congregation,
I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly. Lo, I will not refrain my lips. O Jehovah, thou know.
10 not hiding it in my heart. I have told of your steadfast help, from the great congregation I hid not your love and your faithfulness.
I have not hid 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 assembly.
11 So do not restrain, Lord, your pity from us. Your love and your faithfulness – ever may they be our shield.
Withhold thou not thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah. Let thy loving kindness and thy truth continually preserve me,
12 For evils that cannot be numbered have compassed me round. My transgressions have followed me up – I can bear it no more. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has forsaken me.
for innumerable evils have encompassed me around. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed me.
13 O Lord, be pleased to deliver me, haste to my help, O Lord.
Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me. Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
14 May those who are seeking my life be ashamed and confounded together; may those who delight in my hurt be defeated and brought to dishonor.
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.
15 May those who hurrah over me be dumbfounded because of their shame.
Let them be desolate because of their shame who say to me, Aha, aha.
16 But may all who seek after you rejoice and be glad in you. May all those eager for your aid, say, “Great is the Lord” evermore.
Let all those who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee. Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.
17 I am weak and needy, yet the Lord cares for me. You are my help and deliverer; don’t delay, my God.
But I am poor and needy, yet the Lord thinks upon me. Thou are my help and my deliverer. Make no delay, O my God.
