Psalms 40

1 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

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

2 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

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

3 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

He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

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

Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

5 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

Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are towards us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

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

Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

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

Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

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

I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

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

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

10 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

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.

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

Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, LORD. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

12 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

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.

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

Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, LORD.

14 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

Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonour who delight in my hurt.

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

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”

16 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

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let the LORD be exalted!”

17 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

But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.