Psalms 40
1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. I waited patiently for Yahweh; he listened to me and heard my cry.
達味詩歌，交與樂官。 我慹切誠懇地期待了上主，祂便垂顧俯聽了我的哀訴。
2 He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and he set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.
祂把我從禍坑與污泥中救出，放我在磐石上，穩定我的腳步。
3 He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God. Many will see it and honor him and will trust in Yahweh.
祂將新歌置於我口，為讚美我們的天主！眾人見了起敬起畏，都將全心信賴上主。
4 Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust and does not honor the proud or those who turn away from him to lies.
凡全依靠上主，不對傲慢傾慕，且又不依附虛偽的，這人真有福！
5 Many, Yahweh my God, are the wonderful deeds that you have done, and your thoughts which are about us cannot be numbered; if I declared and spoke of them, they would be more than could be counted.
上主，我的天主! 你行的奇蹟異事，真令人不知幾許！你對我們的計畫，無人能與你相輔，我縱願宣揚伸述，也多得不可勝數。
6 You have no delight in sacrifice or offering, but you have opened my ears; you have not required burnt offerings or sin offerings.
犧牲與素祭已非你所喜，就開了我的耳朵；全燔之祭以及贖罪之祭，也非你所要。
7 Then said I, “See, I have come; it is written about me in the scroll of the document.
於是我說：你看，我已到來！關於我，書卷上已有記載：
8 I delight to do your will, my God; your laws are in my heart.”
我的天主，承行你的旨意為我所喜愛，你的法律常於我的心懷。
9 I have proclaimed good news of your righteousness in the great assembly; Yahweh, you know that my lips have not kept back from doing this.
在盛大的集會中，我宣揚了你的正義，看，我並沒有閉口不言，上主，你全知悉。
10 I have not concealed your righteousness in my heart; I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your covenant faithfulness or your trustworthiness from the great assembly.
我從沒有將你的義隱蔽在心間，對你的忠厚和救援時時各處宣傳；對於你的慈愛和忠義，在盛會中我沒有隱蔽，
11 Do not keep back your acts of mercy from me, Yahweh; let your covenant faithfulness and your trustworthiness always preserve me.
上主，求你對我不要撤回你的憐憫，願你的慈愛和忠誠對我時加保存。
12 Troubles that cannot be numbered surround me; my iniquities have caught up with me so that I am no longer able to see anything; they are more than the hairs on my head, and my heart has failed me.
因為，四周困迫我的災禍，實不可勝數；我的罪過緊握著我，使我無法目睹；數目比我頭髮還多，真使我心痛苦。
13 Be pleased, Yahweh, to rescue me; hurry to help me, Yahweh.
上主，求你開恩救我，上主，求你速來救我。
14 Let them be ashamed and completely disappointed who pursue my life to take it away. Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor, those who delight in hurting me.
願那些圖謀害我的人，一同蒙恥受辱，願那些喜歡我遭難的人，一起含羞退走！
15 Let them be shocked because of their shame, those who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
願那些哈哈戲笑我的人，都滿面羞慚地驚惶失神！
16 But may all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let everyone who loves your salvation say continually, “May Yahweh be praised.”
願那些尋求你的人，都因你而歡欣彭舞，願戀慕你的人，都常說：大哉上主！
17 I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks about me. You are my help and you come to my rescue; do not delay, my God.
我既然卑微貧苦，我主卻對我眷顧；你是我的助佑，我的救援，我的天主，求你不要遲延。
