Psalms 40 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 41

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. Blessed^H835 is he that considereth^H7919^(H8688) the poor^H1800: the LORD^H3068 will deliver^H4422^(H8762) him in time^H3117 of trouble^H7451.

² Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 will preserve^H8104^(H8799) him, and keep him alive^H2421^(H8762); and he shall be blessed^H833^(H8795) upon the earth^H776: and thou wilt not deliver^H5414^(H8799) him unto the will^H5315 of his enemies^H341^(H8802).

³ Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 will strengthen^H5582^(H8799) him upon the bed^H6210 of languishing^H1741: thou wilt make^H2015^(H8804) all his bed^H4904 in his sickness^H2483.

⁴ I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

KJVI said^H559^(H8804), LORD^H3068, be merciful^H2603^(H8798) unto me: heal^H7495^(H8798) my soul^H5315; for I have sinned^H2398^(H8804) against thee.

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

KJVMine enemies^H341^(H8802) speak^H559^(H8799) evil^H7451 of me, When shall he die^H4191^(H8799), and his name^H8034 perish^H6^(H8804)?

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

KJVAnd if he come^H935^(H8804) to see^H7200^(H8800) me, he speaketh^H1696^(H8762) vanity^H7723: his heart^H3820 gathereth^H6908^(H8799) iniquity^H205 to itself; when he goeth^H3318^(H8799) abroad^H2351, he telleth^H1696^(H8762) it.

⁷ All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

KJVAll that hate^H8130^(H8802) me whisper^H3907^(H8691) together^H3162 against me: against me do they devise^H2803^(H8799) my hurt^H7451.

⁸ “An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”

KJVAn evil^H1100 disease^H1697, say they, cleaveth fast^H3332^(H8803) unto him: and now that he lieth^H7901^(H8804) he shall rise up^H6965^(H8800) no more^H3254^(H8686).

⁹ Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

KJVYea, mine own familiar^H7965 friend^H376, in whom I trusted^H982^(H8804), which did eat^H398^(H8802) of my bread^H3899, hath lifted up^H1431^(H8689) his heel^H6119 against me.

¹⁰ But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

KJVBut thou, O LORD^H3068, be merciful^H2603^(H8798) unto me, and raise me up^H6965^(H8685), that I may requite^H7999^(H8762) them.

¹¹ By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

KJVBy this I know^H3045^(H8804) that thou favourest^H2654^(H8804) me, because mine enemy^H341^(H8802) doth not triumph^H7321^(H8686) over me.

¹² As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

KJVAnd as for me, thou upholdest^H8551^(H8804) me in mine integrity^H8537, and settest^H5324^(H8686) me before thy face^H6440 for ever^H5769.

¹³ Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 from everlasting^H5769, and to everlasting^H5769. Amen^H543, and Amen^H543.

WEB·Psalms 40

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. I waited^H6960^(H8765) patiently^H6960^(H8763) for the LORD^H3068; and he inclined^H5186^(H8799) unto me, and heard^H8085^(H8799) my cry^H7775.

² He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

KJVHe brought me up^H5927^(H8686) also out of an horrible^H7588 pit^H953, out of the miry^H3121 clay^H2916, and set^H6965^(H8686) my feet^H7272 upon a rock^H5553, and established^H3559^(H8790) my goings^H838.

³ He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.

KJVAnd he hath put^H5414^(H8799) a new^H2319 song^H7892 in my mouth^H6310, even praise^H8416 unto our God^H430: many^H7227 shall see^H7200^(H8799) it, and fear^H3372^(H8799), and shall trust^H982^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068.

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

KJVBlessed^H835 is that man^H1397 that maketh^H7760^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 his trust^H4009, and respecteth^H6437^(H8804) not the proud^H7295, nor such as turn aside^H7750^(H8802) to lies^H3577.

⁵ Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

KJVMany^H7227, O LORD^H3068 my God^H430, are thy wonderful^H6381^(H8737) works which thou hast done^H6213^(H8804), and thy thoughts^H4284 which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order^H6186^(H8800) unto thee: if I would declare^H5046^(H8686) and speak^H1696^(H8762) of them, they are more^H6105^(H8804) than can be numbered^H5608^(H8763).

⁶ Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

KJVSacrifice^H2077 and offering^H4503 thou didst not desire^H2654^(H8804); mine ears^H241 hast thou opened^H3738^(H8804): burnt offering^H5930 and sin offering^H2401 hast thou not required^H7592^(H8804).

⁷ Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

KJVThen said^H559^(H8804) I, Lo, I come^H935^(H8804): in the volume^H4039 of the book^H5612 it is written^H3789^(H8803) of me,

⁸ I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

KJVI delight^H2654^(H8804) to do^H6213^(H8800) thy will^H7522, O my God^H430: yea, thy law^H8451 is within^H8432 my heart^H4578.

⁹ I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.

KJVI have preached^H1319^(H8765) righteousness^H6664 in the great^H7227 congregation^H6951: lo, I have not refrained^H3607^(H8799) my lips^H8193, O LORD^H3068, thou knowest^H3045^(H8804).

¹⁰ I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

KJVI have not hid^H3680^(H8765) thy righteousness^H6666 within^H8432 my heart^H3820; I have declared^H559^(H8804) thy faithfulness^H530 and thy salvation^H8668: I have not concealed^H3582^(H8765) thy lovingkindness^H2617 and thy truth^H571 from the great^H7227 congregation^H6951.

¹¹ Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

KJVWithhold^H3607^(H8799) not thou thy tender mercies^H7356 from me, O LORD^H3068: let thy lovingkindness^H2617 and thy truth^H571 continually^H8548 preserve^H5341^(H8799) me.

¹² For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.

KJVFor innumerable^H4557 evils^H7451 have compassed^H661^(H8804) me about: mine iniquities^H5771 have taken hold^H5381^(H8689) upon me, so that I am not able^H3201^(H8804) to look up^H7200^(H8800); they are more^H6105^(H8804) than the hairs^H8185 of mine head^H7218: therefore my heart^H3820 faileth^H5800^(H8804) me.

¹³ Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.

KJVBe pleased^H7521^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, to deliver^H5337^(H8687) me: O LORD^H3068, make haste^H2363^(H8798) to help^H5833 me.

¹⁴ Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.

KJVLet them be ashamed^H954^(H8799) and confounded^H2659^(H8799) together^H3162 that seek^H1245^(H8764) after my soul^H5315 to destroy^H5595^(H8800) it; let them be driven^H5472^(H8735) backward^H268 and put to shame^H3637^(H8735) that wish^H2655 me evil^H7451.

¹⁵ Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”

KJVLet them be desolate^H8074^(H8799) for a reward^H6118 of their shame^H1322 that say^H559^(H8802) unto me, Aha^H1889, aha^H1889.

¹⁶ Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”

KJVLet all those that seek^H1245^(H8764) thee rejoice^H7797^(H8799) and be glad^H8055^(H8799) in thee: let such as love^H157^(H8802) thy salvation^H8668 say^H559^(H8799) continually^H8548, The LORD^H3068 be magnified^H1431^(H8799).

¹⁷ But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

KJVBut I am poor^H6041 and needy^H34; yet the Lord^H136 thinketh^H2803^(H8799) upon me: thou art my help^H5833 and my deliverer^H6403^(H8764); make no tarrying^H309^(H8762), O my God^H430.

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