New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 40

God Sustains His Servant.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1Iwaitedקַוֹּ֣הka.VohH6960patientlyקִוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960for the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;And He inclinedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186to me andheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my cryשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃shav.'a.TiH7775.

2He broughtוַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀vai.ya.'a.Le.niH5927me up out of thepitמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953of destructionשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588, out of themiryהַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhai.Ya.VenH3121clayמִטִּ֪יטmi.TitH2916, AndHe setוַיָּ֖קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272upon a rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553makingH3559my footstepsH804firmH3559.

3He putוַיִּתֵּ֬ןvai.yi.TenH5414anewחָדָשׁ֮cha.DashH2319songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892in my mouthבְּפִ֨י׀be.FiH6310,a songH8416of praiseתְּהִלָּ֪הte.hi.LahH8416to our Godלֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּle.Lo.Hei.nuH430;Manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227willseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372And will trustוְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

4Howblessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835is the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760the LordH3068his trustמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009, And has notturnedפָנָ֥הfa.NahH6437to the proudרְ֝הָבִ֗יםre.ha.VimH7295, nor to those wholapseוְשָׂטֵ֥יve.sa.TeiH7750into falsehoodכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.

5Manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227, O LordH3068my Godאֱלֹהַי֮'e.lo.HaiH430, arethe wondersנִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָnif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381which You have doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213, And Yourthoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָu.mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284towardH413us;ThereH369is noneH369to compareעֲרֹ֬ךְ'a.RokhH6186with You.If I would declareאַגִּ֥ידָה'a.Gi.dahH5046and speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696of them, Theywould be tooH4480numerousעָ֝צְמ֗וּ'a.tze.MuH6105to countמִסַּפֵּֽר׃mi.sa.PerH5608.

6Sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077and mealH4503offeringוּמִנְחָ֨ה׀u.min.ChahH4503You have not desiredחָפַ֗צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654;My earsאָ֭זְנַיִם'A.ze.na.yimH241You haveopenedכָּרִ֣יתָka.Ri.taH3738;Burntעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930offeringH5930and sinוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הva.cha.ta.'AhH2401offeringH2401You have not requiredשָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃sha.'A.le.taH7592.

7Thenאָ֣ז'azH227I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,I comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935;In the scrollבִּמְגִלַּת־bim.gi.lat-H4039of the bookסֵ֝֗פֶרSe.ferH5612it iswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789of me.

8I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213Your willרְצוֹנְךָ֣re.tzon.KhaH7522,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י'e.lo.HaiH430;Your Lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ve.To.ra.te.khaH8451is withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartמֵעָֽי׃me.'AiH4578.”

9I haveproclaimedH1319gladH1319tidingsH1319of righteousnessצֶ֨דֶק׀Tze.dekH6664in the greatרָ֗בRavH7227congregationבְּקָ֘הָ֤לbe.Ka.HalH6951;Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I willnot restrainאֶכְלָ֑א'ekh.La'H3607my lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193,O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,You knowיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

10I havenot hiddenכִסִּ֨יתִי׀khi.Si.tiH3680Your righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֬tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666withinבְּת֬וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820; I havespokenאָמָ֑רְתִּי'a.Ma.re.tiH559of Your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530and Your salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣u.te.shu.'a.te.KhaH8668;I have not concealedכִחַ֥דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582Your lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617and Your truthוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗va.'a.mi.te.khaH571from the greatH7227congregationH6951.

11You, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,will not withholdתִכְלָ֣אtikh.La'H3607Your compassionרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356from me; YourlovingkindnessH2617and Your truthH571will continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548preserveיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃yi.tze.Ru.niH5341me.

12For evilsH7463beyondעַד־ אֵ֬ין'ad- 'einH5704 H369numberמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557havesurroundedאָפְפ֥וּ־'a.fe.Fu-H661me; Myiniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771have overtakenהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיhi.si.Gu.niH5381me, so that I am not ableיָכֹ֣לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200; They aremoreH4480numerousעָצְמ֥וּ'a.tze.MuH6105thanH4480the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of my headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יro.ShiH7218, And myheartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820hasfailedעֲזָבָֽנִי׃'a.za.Va.niH5800me.

13Be pleasedרְצֵ֣הre.TzehH7521, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,to deliverלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me;Makeחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363hasteH2363, O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.

14Let those beashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and humiliatedH3637togetherיַחַד֮ya.ChadH3162Whoseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315to destroyלִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּlis.Po.TahH5595it;Let those be turnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268and dishonoredH3637WhoH2655delightH2655in my hurtH7463.

15Let those beappalledיָ֭שֹׁמּוּYa.sho.muH8074becauseעַל־ עֵ֣קֶב'al- 'E.kevH5921 H6118of their shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322Whosayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to me, “Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889!”

16Let allכָּֽל־kal-H3605who seekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245You rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in You;Let those who loveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157Your salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃te.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548, “The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431!”

17SinceI am afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34,Let the Lordאֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.NaiH136be mindfulיַחֲשָׁ֫בya.cha.ShavH2803of me.You are my helpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403;Do not delayתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309,O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430.

God Sustains His Servant.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 40