Salmi תהילים (Tehillim) 40

Miqra 'al pi ha-Mesorah	New Jerusalem Bible
¹ לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמֽוֹר׃	¹ [For the choirmaster Of David Psalm] I waited, I waited for Yahweh, then he stooped to me and heardmy cry for help.
² קַוֺּה קִוִּיתִי יְהֹוָהוַיֵּט אֵלַי וַיִּשְׁמַע שַׁוְעָתִֽי׃	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.
³ וַיַּעֲלֵנִי ׀ מִבּוֹר שָׁאוֹן מִטִּיט הַיָּוֵןוַיָּקֶם עַל־סֶלַע רַגְלַיכּוֹנֵן אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃	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.
⁴ וַיִּתֵּן בְּפִי ׀ שִׁיר חָדָשׁ תְּהִלָּה לֵאלֹהֵינוּיִרְאוּ רַבִּים וְיִירָאוּוְיִבְטְחוּ בַּיהֹוָֽה׃	⁴ How blessed are those who put their trust in Yahweh, who have not sided with rebels and those whohave gone astray in falsehood.
⁵ אַשְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם יְהֹוָה מִבְטַחוֹוְֽלֹא־פָנָה אֶל־רְהָבִים וְשָׂטֵי כָזָֽב׃	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.
⁶ רַבּוֹת עָשִׂיתָ ׀ אַתָּה ׀ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַינִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ אֵלֵינוּאֵין ׀ עֲרֹךְ אֵלֶיךָ אַגִּידָה וַאֲדַבֵּרָהעָצְמוּ מִסַּפֵּֽר׃	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;
⁷ זֶבַח וּמִנְחָה ׀ לֹֽא־חָפַצְתָּאׇזְנַיִם כָּרִיתָ לִּיעוֹלָה וַחֲטָאָה לֹא שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃	⁷ then I said, 'Here I am, I am coming.' In the scrol of the book it is written of me,
⁸ אָז אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָאתִיבִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָֽי׃	⁸ my delight is to do your will; your law, my God, is deep in my heart.
⁹ לַעֲשׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּיוְתוֹרָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃	⁹ I proclaimed the saving justice of Yahweh in the great assembly. See, I will not hold my tongue, as youwel know.
¹⁰ בִּשַּׂרְתִּי צֶדֶק ׀ בְּקָהָל רָבהִנֵּה שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֶכְלָאיְהוָה אַתָּה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃	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.
¹¹ צִדְקָתְךָ לֹֽא־כִסִּיתִי ׀ בְּתוֹךְ לִבִּיאֱמוּנָתְךָ וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ אָמָרְתִּילֹא־כִחַדְתִּי חַסְדְּךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ לְקָהָל רָֽב׃	¹¹ You, Yahweh, have not withheld your tenderness from me; your faithful and steadfast love will alwaysguard me.
¹² אַתָּה יְהֹוָה לֹֽא־תִכְלָא רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּיחַסְדְּךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ תָּמִיד יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃	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.
¹³ כִּי אָפְפֽוּ־עָלַי ׀ רָעוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּרהִשִּׂיגוּנִי עֲוֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹלְתִּי לִרְאוֹתעָצְמוּ מִשַּׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשִׁי וְלִבִּי עֲזָבָֽנִי׃	¹³ Be pleased, Yahweh, to rescue me, Yahweh, come quickly and help me!
¹⁴ רְצֵה יְהֹוָה לְהַצִּילֵנִייְהֹוָה לְעֶזְרָתִי חֽוּשָׁה׃	¹⁴ Shame and dismay to al who seek to take my life. Back with them, let them be humiliated whodelight in my misfortunes.
¹⁵ יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ ׀ יַחַדמְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי לִסְפּוֹתָהּיִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיִכָּלְמוּחֲפֵצֵי רָעָתִֽי׃	¹⁵ Let them be aghast with shame, those who say to me, 'Aha, aha!'
¹⁶ יָשֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵקֶב בׇּשְׁתָּםהָאֹמְרִים לִי הֶאָח ׀ הֶאָֽח׃	¹⁶ But joy and happiness in you to all who seek you! Let them ceaselessly cry, 'Great is Yahweh' wholove your saving power.
¹⁷ יָשִׂישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ ׀ בְּךָ כׇּֽל־מְבַקְשֶׁיךָיֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל יְהֹוָהאֹהֲבֵי תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃	¹⁷ Poor and needy as I am, the Lord has me in mind. You, my helper, my Saviour, my God, do notdelay.
¹⁸ וַאֲנִי ׀ עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אֲדֹנָי יַֽחֲשָׁב לִיעֶזְרָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי אַתָּהאֱלֹהַי אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃