Psalms 40

New Jerusalem Bible	Ave Maria
¹ [For the choirmaster Of David Psalm] I waited, I waited for Yahweh, then he stooped to me and heardmy cry for help.	¹ Ao mestre de canto. Salmo de Davi.
² He pul ed me up from the seething chasm, from the mud of the mire. He set my feet on rock, andmade my footsteps firm.	² Feliz quem se lembra do necessitado e do pobre, porque no dia da desgraça o Senhor o salvará.
³ He put a fresh song in my mouth, praise of our God. Many wil be awestruck at the sight, and will puttheir trust in Yahweh.	³ O Senhor há de guardá-lo e o conservará vivo, há de torná-lo feliz na terra e não o abandonará à mercê de seus inimigos.
⁴ How blessed are those who put their trust in Yahweh, who have not sided with rebels and those whohave gone astray in falsehood.	⁴ O Senhor o assistirá no leito de dores, e na sua doença o reconfortará.
⁵ How much you have done, Yahweh, my God -- your wonders, your plans for us -- you have no equal. Iwil proclaim and speak of them; they are beyond number.	⁵ Quanto a mim, eu vos digo: “Piedade para mim, Senhor; sarai-me, porque pequei contra vós”.
⁶ You wanted no sacrifice or cereal offering, but you gave me an open ear, you did not ask for burntoffering or sacrifice for sin;	⁶ Meus inimigos falam de mim maldizendo: “Quando há de morrer e se extinguir o seu nome?”.
⁷ then I said, 'Here I am, I am coming.' In the scrol of the book it is written of me,	⁷ Se alguém me vem visitar, fala hipocritamente. Seu coração recolhe calúnias e, saindo fora, se apressa em divulgá-las.
⁸ my delight is to do your will; your law, my God, is deep in my heart.	⁸ Todos os que me odeiam murmuram contra mim, e só procuram fazer-me mal.
⁹ I proclaimed the saving justice of Yahweh in the great assembly. See, I will not hold my tongue, as youwel know.	⁹ “Um mal mortal – dizem eles – o atingiu; ei-lo deitado, para não mais se levantar.”
¹⁰ I have not kept your saving justice locked in the depths of my heart, but have spoken of yourconstancy and saving help. I have made no secret of your faithful and steadfast love, in the great assembly.	¹⁰ Até o próprio amigo em que eu confiava, que partilhava do meu pão, levantou contra mim o calcanhar.
¹¹ You, Yahweh, have not withheld your tenderness from me; your faithful and steadfast love will alwaysguard me.	¹¹ Ao menos vós, Senhor, tende piedade de mim; erguei-me, para eu lhes dar a paga que merecem.
¹² For troubles surround me, until they are beyond number; my sins have overtaken me; I cannot seemy way. They outnumber the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.	¹² Nisso verei que me sois favorável, se meu inimigo não triunfar de mim.
¹³ Be pleased, Yahweh, to rescue me, Yahweh, come quickly and help me!	¹³ Vós, porém, me conservareis incólume, e na vossa presença me poreis para sempre.
¹⁴ Shame and dismay to al who seek to take my life. Back with them, let them be humiliated whodelight in my misfortunes.	¹⁴ Bendito seja o Senhor, Deus de Israel, de eternidade em eternidade! Assim seja! Assim seja!
¹⁵ Let them be aghast with shame, those who say to me, 'Aha, aha!'
¹⁶ But joy and happiness in you to all who seek you! Let them ceaselessly cry, 'Great is Yahweh' wholove your saving power.
¹⁷ Poor and needy as I am, the Lord has me in mind. You, my helper, my Saviour, my God, do notdelay.