Psalmorum 40
1 In finem. Psalmus ipsi David. Exspectans exspectavi Dominum, et intendit mihi.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 Et exaudivit preces meas, et eduxit me de lacu miseriæ et de luto fæcis. Et statuit super petram pedes meos, et direxit gressus meos.
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
3 Et immisit in os meum canticum novum, carmen Deo nostro. Videbunt multi, et timebunt, et sperabunt in Domino.
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
4 Beatus vir cujus est nomen Domini spes ejus, et non respexit in vanitates et insanias falsas.
Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
5 Multa fecisti tu, Domine Deus meus, mirabilia tua; et cogitationibus tuis non est qui similis sit tibi. Annuntiavi et locutus sum: multiplicati sunt super numerum.
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
6 Sacrificium et oblationem noluisti; aures autem perfecisti mihi. Holocaustum et pro peccato non postulasti;
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
7 tunc dixi: Ecce venio. In capite libri scriptum est de me,
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
8 ut facerem voluntatem tuam. Deus meus, volui, et legem tuam in medio cordis mei.
I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
9 Annuntiavi justitiam tuam in ecclesia magna; ecce labia mea non prohibebo: Domine, tu scisti.
I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
10 Justitiam tuam non abscondi in corde meo; veritatem tuam et salutare tuum dixi; non abscondi misericordiam tuam et veritatem tuam a concilio multo.
I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
11 Tu autem, Domine, ne longe facias miserationes tuas a me; misericordia tua et veritas tua semper susceperunt me.
O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
12 Quoniam circumdederunt me mala quorum non est numerus; comprehenderunt me iniquitates meæ, et non potui ut viderem. Multiplicatæ sunt super capillos capitis mei, et cor meum dereliquit me.
For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
13 Complaceat tibi, Domine, ut eruas me; Domine, ad adjuvandum me respice.
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
14 Confundantur et revereantur simul, qui quærunt animam meam ut auferant eam; convertantur retrorsum et revereantur, qui volunt mihi mala.
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
15 Ferant confestim confusionem suam, qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge!
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
16 Exsultent et lætentur super te omnes quærentes te; et dicant semper: Magnificetur Dominus, qui diligunt salutare tuum.
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
17 Ego autem mendicus sum et pauper; Dominus sollicitus est mei. Adjutor meus et protector meus tu es; Deus meus, ne tardaveris.
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
