Psalms 40
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned 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 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.
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, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
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 the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away 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, 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.
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 Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
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 I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
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. Yes, your law is within 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 glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, LORD, you know.
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 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.
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 Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, LORD. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually 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 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.
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, LORD, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, LORD.
上主，求你開恩救我，上主，求你速來救我。
14 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.
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 desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”
願那些哈哈戲笑我的人，都滿面羞慚地驚惶失神！
16 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!”
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 But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t 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。
