Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 40

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1I waitedקַוֹּ֣הka.VohH6960patientlyקִוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960for Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and he inclinedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186unto me, and heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my cryשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃shav.'a.TiH7775.

2He brought me upוַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀vai.ya.'a.Le.niH5927also out of an horribleשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588pitמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953,out of the miryהַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhai.Ya.VenH3121clayמִטִּ֪יטmi.TitH2916,and setוַיָּ֖קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272upon a rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553, andestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559my goingsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃'a.shu.RaiH838.

3And he hath putוַיִּתֵּ֬ןvai.yi.TenH5414a newחָדָשׁ֮cha.DashH2319songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892in my mouthבְּפִ֨י׀be.FiH6310, evenpraiseתְּהִלָּ֪הte.hi.LahH8416unto our Godלֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּle.Lo.Hei.nuH430:manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it,and fearוְיִירָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and shall trustוְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in Yhwhבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

4Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835isthat manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397that makethשָׂ֣םsamH7760YhwhH3068his trustמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009,and respectethפָנָ֥הfa.NahH6437not the proudרְ֝הָבִ֗יםre.ha.VimH7295,nor such as turn asideוְשָׂטֵ֥יve.sa.TeiH7750to liesכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.

5Manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227,O YhwhH3068my Godאֱלֹהַי֮'e.lo.HaiH430, arethy wonderfulנִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָnif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381works whichthou hast doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213,and thy thoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָu.mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284which areto us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in orderעֲרֹ֬ךְ'a.RokhH6186unto thee: ifI would declareאַגִּ֥ידָה'a.Gi.dahH5046and speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696of them,they are moreעָ֝צְמ֗וּ'a.tze.MuH6105than can be numberedמִסַּפֵּֽר׃mi.sa.PerH5608.

6Sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077and offeringוּמִנְחָ֨ה׀u.min.ChahH4503thou didst not desireחָפַ֗צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654;mine earsאָ֭זְנַיִם'A.ze.na.yimH241hast thou openedכָּרִ֣יתָka.Ri.taH3738:burnt offeringעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930and sin offeringוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הva.cha.ta.'AhH2401hast thou not requiredשָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃sha.'A.le.taH7592.

7Then saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559I, Lo, I comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935:in the volumeבִּמְגִלַּת־bim.gi.lat-H4039of the bookסֵ֝֗פֶרSe.ferH5612it iswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789of me,

8I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213thy willרְצוֹנְךָ֣re.tzon.KhaH7522,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י'e.lo.HaiH430:yea, thy lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ve.To.ra.te.khaH8451iswithinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartמֵעָֽי׃me.'AiH4578.

9I have preachedבִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּיbi.Sar.tiH1319righteousnessצֶ֨דֶק׀Tze.dekH6664in the greatרָ֗בRavH7227congregationבְּקָ֘הָ֤לbe.Ka.HalH6951:lo, I have not refrainedאֶכְלָ֑א'ekh.La'H3607my lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193,O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

10I have not hidכִסִּ֨יתִי׀khi.Si.tiH3680thy righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֬tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666withinבְּת֬וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820;I have declaredאָמָ֑רְתִּי'a.Ma.re.tiH559thy faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530and thy salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣u.te.shu.'a.te.KhaH8668:I have not concealedכִחַ֥דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582thy lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617and thy truthוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗va.'a.mi.te.khaH571from the greatH7227congregationH6951.

11Withholdתִכְלָ֣אtikh.La'H3607not thou thy tender merciesרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356from me, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:let thy lovingkindnessH2617and thy truthH571continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548preserveיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃yi.tze.Ru.niH5341me.

12For innumerableמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557evilsרָע֡וֹתra.'otH7451have compassedאָפְפ֥וּ־'a.fe.Fu-H661me about: mine iniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771have taken holdהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיhi.si.Gu.niH5381upon me, so that I am not ableיָכֹ֣לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to look upלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200;they are moreעָצְמ֥וּ'a.tze.MuH6105than the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of mine headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יro.ShiH7218:therefore my heartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820failethעֲזָבָֽנִי׃'a.za.Va.niH5800me.

13Be pleasedרְצֵ֣הre.TzehH7521,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,to deliverלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me: O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,make hasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.

14Let them be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחַד֮ya.ChadH3162that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245after my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315to destroyלִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּlis.Po.TahH5595it; let them be drivenיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backwardאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268and put to shameוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637that wishחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655me evilרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.

15Let them be desolateיָ֭שֹׁמּוּYa.sho.muH8074for a rewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118of their shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322that sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto me, Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889.

16Let all those that seekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245thee rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in thee: let such as loveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157thy salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃te.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431.

17But I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34; yetthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.NaiH136thinkethיַחֲשָׁ֫בya.cha.ShavH2803upon me: thou artmy helpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403;make no tarryingתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309,O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 40