New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 40:11-17

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.

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