תהילים מ׳
Psalms 40
Hebrew
לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד מִזְמֽוֹר׃ קַוֺּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥ט אֵ֝לַ֗י וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי ׀ מִבּ֥וֹר שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֢יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כּוֹנֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י ׀ שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֢ה לֵאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהֹוָֽה׃ אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃ רַבּ֤וֹת עָשִׂ֨יתָ ׀ אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַי֮ נִ֥פְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ אֵ֤ין ׀ עֲרֹ֬ךְ אֵלֶ֗יךָ אַגִּ֥ידָה וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה עָ֝צְמ֗וּ מִסַּפֵּֽר׃ זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה ׀ לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אׇ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃ אָ֣ז אָ֭מַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָ֑אתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵ֝֗פֶר כָּת֥וּב עָלָֽי׃ לַ֥עֲשׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֣י חָפָ֑צְתִּי וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ בְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃ בִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי צֶ֨דֶק ׀ בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל רָ֗ב הִנֵּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי לֹ֣א אֶכְלָ֑א יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ צִדְקָתְךָ֬ לֹֽא־כִסִּ֨יתִי ׀ בְּת֬וֹךְ לִבִּ֗י אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ אָמָ֑רְתִּי לֹא־כִחַ֥דְתִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ לְקָהָ֥ל רָֽב׃ אַתָּ֤ה יְהֹוָ֗ה לֹֽא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃ כִּ֤י אָפְפֽוּ־עָלַ֨י ׀ רָע֡וֹת עַד־אֵ֬ין מִסְפָּ֗ר הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹ֣לְתִּי לִרְא֑וֹת עָצְמ֥וּ מִשַּׂעֲר֥וֹת רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י וְלִבִּ֥י עֲזָבָֽנִי׃ רְצֵ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה׃ יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחַד֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃ יָ֭שֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בׇּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לִ֝֗י הֶ֘אָ֥ח ׀ הֶאָֽח׃ יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כׇּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהֹוָ֑ה אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ אֲדֹנָ֢י יַחֲשׇׁ֫ב־לִ֥י עֶזְרָתִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃ {פ}
English Translation
For the leader. A psalm of David. I put my hope in GOD,
who inclined toward me,
and heeded my cry. I was lifted out of the miry pit,
the slimy clay,
and my feet were set on a rock,
my legs steadied. 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. Happy is the oneathe one Or “a virile man.” who trusts in GOD,
who turns not to the arrogant or to followers of falsehood. You, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things;
the wonders You have devised for us
cannot be set out before You;bYou, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things; / the wonders You have devised for us / cannot be set out before You Or “You, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things— / the wonders You have devised for us; / none can equal You.”
I would rehearse the tale of them,
but they are more than can be told. You gave me to understand thatcYou gave me to understand that Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
You do not desire sacrifice and grain offering;
You do not ask for burnt offering and purgation offering. Then I said,
“See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me.”dSee, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me Meaning of Heb. uncertain. To do what pleases You, my God, is my desire;
Your teaching is in my inmost parts. I proclaimed [Your] righteousness in a great congregation;
see, I did not withhold my words;
O ETERNAL One, You must know it. 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. O ETERNAL One, You will not withhold from me Your compassion;
Your steadfast love will protect me always. 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.eI am at my wits’ end Or “my courage fails me.” fCf. Psalm 70. O favor me, ETERNAL One, and save me;
O ETERNAL One, hasten to my aid. Let those who seek to destroy my life
be frustrated and disgraced;
let those who wish me harm
fall back in shame. Let those who say “Aha! Aha!” over me
be desolate because of their frustration. 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!” 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.
who inclined toward me,
and heeded my cry. I was lifted out of the miry pit,
the slimy clay,
and my feet were set on a rock,
my legs steadied. 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. Happy is the oneathe one Or “a virile man.” who trusts in GOD,
who turns not to the arrogant or to followers of falsehood. You, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things;
the wonders You have devised for us
cannot be set out before You;bYou, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things; / the wonders You have devised for us / cannot be set out before You Or “You, O my ETERNAL God, have done many things— / the wonders You have devised for us; / none can equal You.”
I would rehearse the tale of them,
but they are more than can be told. You gave me to understand thatcYou gave me to understand that Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
You do not desire sacrifice and grain offering;
You do not ask for burnt offering and purgation offering. Then I said,
“See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me.”dSee, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me Meaning of Heb. uncertain. To do what pleases You, my God, is my desire;
Your teaching is in my inmost parts. I proclaimed [Your] righteousness in a great congregation;
see, I did not withhold my words;
O ETERNAL One, You must know it. 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. O ETERNAL One, You will not withhold from me Your compassion;
Your steadfast love will protect me always. 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.eI am at my wits’ end Or “my courage fails me.” fCf. Psalm 70. O favor me, ETERNAL One, and save me;
O ETERNAL One, hasten to my aid. Let those who seek to destroy my life
be frustrated and disgraced;
let those who wish me harm
fall back in shame. Let those who say “Aha! Aha!” over me
be desolate because of their frustration. 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!” 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.
About This Text
Source
Psalms
Category
Tanach
Reference
Psalms 40
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