Tehillim (תהילים) - Salmi 40

Miqra 'al pi ha-Mesorah	NEW JERUSALEM
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׃