Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 40:11-17

11אַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,do notH3808withholdתִכְלָ֣אtikh.La'H3607Your mercyרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480;Your loving devotionH2617and faithfulnessH571will alwaysתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548guard meיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃yi.tze.Ru.niH5341.

12Forכִּ֤יkiH3588evilsרָע֡וֹת עַד־ra.'ot 'ad-H7451 H5704withoutאֵ֬ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557surround meאָפְפ֥וּ־ עָלַ֨י׀'a.fe.Fu- 'a.LaiH661 H5921;my sinsעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771have overtaken meהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיhi.si.Gu.niH5381,so that I cannotיָכֹ֣לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3808 H3201seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200.They are moreעָצְמ֥וּ'a.tze.MuH6105than the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of my headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יro.ShiH7218,and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820has failed within meעֲזָבָֽנִי׃'a.za.Va.niH5800.

13Be pleasedרְצֵ֣הre.TzehH7521,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,to deliver meלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337;hurryחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to help meלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833.

14May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּnaf.Shi lis.Po.TahH5595 H5315be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ יַחַד֮ve.yach.pe.Ru ya.ChadH2659 H3162;may those who wish meחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655harmרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451be repelledיִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹרyi.So.gu 'A.chorH5472 H268and humiliatedוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637.

15May those who sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to me, “Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889!”be appalledיָ֭שֹׁמּוּYa.sho.muH8074atעַל־ עֵ֣קֶב'al- 'E.kevH5921 H6118their own shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322.

16May allכָּֽל־kal-H3605who seek Youמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in You;may those who loveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157Your salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃te.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668alwaysתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548sayH559, “The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431!”

17But Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34;may the Lordאֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.NaiH136thinkיַחֲשָׁ֫בya.cha.ShavH2803of me.Youאַ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are my helperעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833and delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403;O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,do notאַל־'al-H408delayתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309.

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