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Psalms

Chapter 40
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֝menatzּe֗cha ledavi֥d mizemֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined to me and heard my cry.

לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד מִזְמֽוֹר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): qauo֣h qiui֣ytiy yehva֑h vayּe֥t 'e֝la֗y vayּishshema֥ shshave'atiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

קַוֺּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥ט אֵ֝לַ֗י וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שַׁוְעָתִֽי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ale֤niy ׀ mibּ֥or shsha'on֮ mitּi֪yt hayּa֫ve֥n vayּa֖qem 'al-se֥la ragela֗y kּone֥n 'ashshuraֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; many shall see it and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי ׀ מִבּ֥וֹר שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֪יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כּוֹנֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּe֬n bּepi֨y ׀ shshi֥yr chadashsh֮ tּehilּa֪h leֽ'lo֫he֥ynu yire'֣u rabּi֣ym veyiyra֑'u ve֝yibetech֗u bּayhvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:

וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י ׀ שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֪ה לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהוָֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֥shsheֽrey hagּe֗ber 'ashsher-shsa֣m ye֭hovah mibetach֑o veֽlo'-pana֥h 'el-re֝habi֗ym veshsate֥y kazaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us; they cannot be reckoned up in order to you; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): rabּ֤ot 'ashsi֨yta ׀ 'atּa֤h ׀ yehva֣h 'elohay֮ niֽpele'ote֥yka umacheshshebote֗yka 'e֫le֥ynu 'e֤yn ׀ 'aro֬ke 'ele֗yka 'agּi֥ydah va'adabּe֑rah 'a֝tzem֗u misּapּeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sacrifice and offering you did not desire; my ears you have opened; burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.

רַבּ֤וֹת עָשִׂ֨יתָ ׀ אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַי֮ נִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ אֵ֤ין ׀ עֲרֹ֬ךְ אֵלֶ֗יךָ אַגִּ֥ידָה וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה עָ֝צְמ֗וּ מִסַּפֵּֽר׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ze֤bach uminecha֨h ׀ loֽ'-chapa֗tzetּa 'a֭zenayim kּari֣yta lּi֑y 'ola֥h va֝chata'a֗h lo֣ shsha'aֽletּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then said I, "Lo, I come; in the volume of the book it is written of me,"

זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה ׀ לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אָ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣z 'a֭maretּiy hinּeh-ba֑'tiy bּimegilּat-se֝֗per kּat֥ub 'alaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I delight to do your will, O my God; yes, your law is within my heart."

אָ֣ז אָ֭מַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָ֑אתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵ֝֗פֶר כָּת֥וּב עָלָֽי׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): laֽ'ashsֽot-retzoneka֣ 'eloha֣y chapa֑tzetּiy ve֝t֥orateka֗ bּet֣oke me'aֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, you know.

לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֣י חָפָ֑צְתִּי וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ בְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּishsּa֤retּiy tze֨deq ׀ bּeqa֘ha֤l ra֗b hinּe֣h shse֭patay lo֣ 'ekela֑ ye֝hva֗h 'atּa֥h yadaֽ'etּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have not hid your righteousness within my heart; I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your lovingkindness and your truth from the great congregation.

בִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי צֶ֨דֶק ׀ בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל רָ֗ב הִנֵּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי לֹ֣א אֶכְלָ֑א יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): tzideqateka֬ lo'-kisּi֨ytiy ׀ bּet֬oke libּi֗y 'emunateka֣ uteshshu'ateka֣ 'ama֑retּiy lo'-kicha֥detּiy chasedּeka֥ va֝'amitּeka֗ leqaha֥l raֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Withhold not your tender mercies from me, O LORD; let your lovingkindness and your truth continually preserve me.

צִדְקָתְךָ֬ לֹא־כִסִּ֨יתִי ׀ בְּת֬וֹךְ לִבִּ֗י אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ אָמָ֑רְתִּי לֹא־כִחַ֥דְתִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ לְקָהָ֥ל רָֽב׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): atּa֤h yehva֗h lo'-tikela֣ rachame֣yka mimּe֑nּiy chasedּeka֥ va֝'amitּeka֗ tּami֥yd yitzּerֽuniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For innumerable evils have surrounded me; my iniquities have taken hold of me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head; therefore my heart fails me.

אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'apep֥u-'ala֨y ׀ ra'֡ot 'ad-'e֬yn misepּa֗r hishsּiyg֣uniy 'a֭vonotay velo'-yako֣letּiy lire'֑ot 'atzem֥u mishsּaֽ'ar֥ot ro֝'shshi֗y velibּi֥y 'azabaֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me.

כִּ֤י אָפְפ֥וּ־עָלַ֨י ׀ רָע֡וֹת עַד־אֵ֬ין מִסְפָּ֗ר הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹ֣לְתִּי לִרְא֑וֹת עָצְמ֥וּ מִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹת רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י וְלִבִּ֥י עֲזָבָֽנִי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): retze֣h ye֭hvah lehatzּiyle֑niy ye֝hva֗h le'ezera֥tiy chֽushshah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them be ashamed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame who wish me evil.

רְצֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ye֘bo֤shshu veyachepּer֨u ׀ yachad֮ mebaqeshshe֥y napeshshi֗y lisepּ֫ota֥hּ yisּo֣gu 'a֭chor veyikּalem֑u cha֝petze֗y ra'atiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame who say to me, "Aha, aha!"

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ יַחַד֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֭shshomּu 'al-'e֣qeb bּashshetּa֑m ha'omeri֥ym li֝֗y he֘'a֥ch ׀ he'aֽch׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let such as love your salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!"

יָ֭שֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לִ֝֗י הֶ֘אָ֥ח ׀ הֶאָֽח׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֘shsi֤yshsu veyishsemech֨u ׀ bּeka֗ kּaֽl-meba֫qeshshe֥yka yo'mer֣u ta֭miyd yigedּa֣l yehva֑h 'oֽ֝habe֗y tּeshshu'ateֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks of me; you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃

18

וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ אֲדֹנָ֪י יַחֲשָׁ֫ב לִ֥י עֶזְרָתִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃