Psalms 40

lamnatseakh ledavid mizmor

For the leader. A psalm of David.

qavvoh qivviti Adonai vayyet elay vayyishma shavati

I put my hope in GOD, who inclined toward me, and heeded my cry.

vayya'aleni mibbor sha'on mittit hayyaven vayyaqem al-sela raglay konen ashuray

I was lifted out of the miry pit, the slimy clay, and my feet were set on a rock, my legs steadied.

vayyitten befi shir khadash tehillah lelohenu yiru rabbim veyira'u veyivtekhu ba-Adonai

A new song was placed into my mouth, a hymn to our God. May many see it and stand in awe, and trust in GOD.

ashre-haggever asher-sam Adonai mivtakho velo-fanah el-rehavim vesate khazav

Happy is the one who trusts in GOD, who turns not to the arrogant or to followers of falsehood.

rabbot asita attah Adonai elohay nifle'otekha umakhshevotekha elenu en arokh elekha aggidah va'adabberah atsemu missapper

You, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things; the wonders You have devised for us cannot be set out before You; I would rehearse the tale of them, but they are more than can be told.

zevakh uminkhah lo-khafatsta oznayim karita li olah vakhata'ah lo sha'aleta

You gave me to understand that You do not desire sacrifice and grain offering; You do not ask for burnt offering and purgation offering.

az amarti hinneh-vati bimgillat-sefer katuv alay

Then I said, “See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me.”

la'asot-retsonekha elohay khafatseti vetoratekha betokh me'ay

To do what pleases You, my God, is my desire; Your teaching is in my inmost parts.

bissarti tsedeq beqahal rav hinneh sefatay lo ekhla Adonai attah yada'eta

I proclaimed [Your] righteousness in a great congregation; see, I did not withhold my words; O ETERNAL One, You must know it.

tsidqatekha lo-khissiti betokh libbi emunatekha uteshu'atekha amareti lo-khikhadti khasdekha va'amittekha leqahal rav

I did not keep Your beneficence to myself; I declared Your faithful deliverance; I did not fail to speak of Your steadfast love in a great congregation.

attah Adonai lo-tikhla rakhamekha mimmenni khasdekha va'amittekha tamid yitseruni

O ETERNAL One, You will not withhold from me Your compassion; Your steadfast love will protect me always.

ki afefu-alay ra'ot ad-en mispar hissiguni avonotay velo-yakholeti lirot atsemu missa'arot roshi velibbi azavani

For misfortunes without number envelop me; my iniquities have caught up with me; I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; I am at my wits’ end.

retseh Adonai lehatsileni Adonai le'ezrati khushah

O favor me, ETERNAL One, and save me; O ETERNAL One, hasten to my aid.

yevoshu veyakhperu yakhad mevaqshe nafshi lispotah yissogu akhor veyikkalemu khafetse ra'ati

Let those who seek to destroy my life be frustrated and disgraced; let those who wish me harm fall back in shame.

yashommu al-eqev boshtam ha'omerim li he'akh he'akh

Let those who say “Aha! Aha!” over me be desolate because of their frustration.

yasisu veyismekhu bekha kol-mevaqshekha yomeru tamid yigdal Adonai ohave teshu'atekha

But let all who seek You be glad and rejoice in You; let those who are eager for Your deliverance always say, “Extolled be GOD!”

va'ani ani ve'evyon adonay yakhashov-li ezrati umefalti attah elohay al-te'akhar

But I am poor and needy; may my Sovereign devise [deliverance] for me. You are my help and my rescuer; my God, do not delay.