Revised Webster's Bible

Psalms 40

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1Iwaitedקַוֹּ֣הka.VohH6960patientlyקִוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960for theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and heinclinedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186to me, andheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085mycryשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃shav.'a.TiH7775.

2He brought meupוַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀vai.ya.'a.Le.niH5927also out of anhorribleשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588pitמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953, out of themiryהַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhai.Ya.VenH3121clayמִטִּ֪יטmi.TitH2916, andsetוַיָּ֖קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965myfeetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272upon arockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553, andestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559mygoingsאֲשֻׁרָֽי׃'a.shu.RaiH838.

3And he hathputוַיִּתֵּ֬ןvai.yi.TenH5414anewחָדָשׁ֮cha.DashH2319songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892in mymouthבְּפִ֨י׀be.FiH6310, evenpraiseתְּהִלָּ֪הte.hi.LahH8416to ourGodלֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּle.Lo.Hei.nuH430:manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it, andfearוְיִירָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372, and shalltrustוְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

4Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835is thatmanהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397thatmakethשָׂ֣םsamH7760theLORDH3068histrustמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009, andrespectethפָנָ֥הfa.NahH6437not theproudרְ֝הָבִ֗יםre.ha.VimH7295, nor such as turnasideוְשָׂטֵ֥יve.sa.TeiH7750toliesכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.

5Manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227, OLORDH3068myGodאֱלֹהַי֮'e.lo.HaiH430, are thywonderfulנִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָnif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381works which thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213, and thythoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָu.mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284which are toward us: they cannot be reckoned up inorderעֲרֹ֬ךְ'a.RokhH6186to thee: if I woulddeclareאַגִּ֥ידָה'a.Gi.dahH5046andspeakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696of them, they aremoreעָ֝צְמ֗וּ'a.tze.MuH6105than can benumberedמִסַּפֵּֽר׃mi.sa.PerH5608.

6Sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077andofferingוּמִנְחָ֨ה׀u.min.ChahH4503thou didst notdesireחָפַ֗צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654; myearsאָ֭זְנַיִם'A.ze.na.yimH241hast thouopenedכָּרִ֣יתָka.Ri.taH3738: burntofferingעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930and sinofferingוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הva.cha.ta.'AhH2401hast thou notrequiredשָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃sha.'A.le.taH7592.

7Thensaidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559I, Lo, Icomeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935: in thevolumeבִּמְגִלַּת־bim.gi.lat-H4039of thebookסֵ֝֗פֶרSe.ferH5612it iswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789of me,

8Idelightחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654todoלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213thywillרְצוֹנְךָ֣re.tzon.KhaH7522, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֣י'e.lo.HaiH430: yea, thylawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ve.To.ra.te.khaH8451iswithinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432myheartמֵעָֽי׃me.'AiH4578.

9I havepreachedבִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּיbi.Sar.tiH1319righteousnessצֶ֨דֶק׀Tze.dekH6664in thegreatרָ֗בRavH7227congregationבְּקָ֘הָ֤לbe.Ka.HalH6951: lo, I have notrestrainedאֶכְלָ֑א'ekh.La'H3607mylipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193, OLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, thouknowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

10I have nothidכִסִּ֨יתִי׀khi.Si.tiH3680thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֬tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666withinבְּת֬וֹךְbe.TokhH8432myheartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820; I havedeclaredאָמָ֑רְתִּי'a.Ma.re.tiH559thyfaithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530and thysalvationוּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣u.te.shu.'a.te.KhaH8668: I have notconcealedכִחַ֥דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582thylovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617and thytruthוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗va.'a.mi.te.khaH571from thegreatH7227congregationH6951.

11Withholdתִכְלָ֣אtikh.La'H3607not thou thy tendermerciesרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356from me, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: let thylovingkindnessH2617and thytruthH571continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548preserveיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃yi.tze.Ru.niH5341me.

12Forinnumerableמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557evilsרָע֡וֹתra.'otH7451havesurroundedאָפְפ֥וּ־'a.fe.Fu-H661me: myiniquitiesעֲ֭וֹנֹתַי'A.vo.no.taiH5771have takenholdהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיhi.si.Gu.niH5381upon me, so that I am notableיָכֹ֣לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to lookupלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200; they aremoreעָצְמ֥וּ'a.tze.MuH6105than thehairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתmi.sa.'a.RotH8185of myheadרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יro.ShiH7218: therefore myheartוְלִבִּ֥יve.li.BiH3820failethעֲזָבָֽנִי׃'a.za.Va.niH5800me.

13Bepleasedרְצֵ֣הre.TzehH7521, OLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, todeliverלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me: OLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, makehasteחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363tohelpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me.

14Let them beashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954andconfoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחַד֮ya.ChadH3162thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245after mysoulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315todestroyלִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּlis.Po.TahH5595it; let them bedrivenיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backwardאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268and put toshameוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637thatwishחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655meevilרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.

15Let them bedesolateיָ֭שֹׁמּוּYa.sho.muH8074for arewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118of theirshameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to me,Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889.

16Let all those thatseekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245theerejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and begladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in thee: let such asloveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157thysalvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃te.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548, TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068bemagnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431.

17But I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34; yet theLordאֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.NaiH136thinkethיַחֲשָׁ֫בya.cha.ShavH2803upon me: thou art myhelpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833and mydelivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403; make nodelayתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309, O myGodאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430.

Commentaries on Psalms 40

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