Psalms 40

¹I waited patiently forקַוֺּ֣הqaw·wōh — To wait for; to expect with hopeH6960 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →; He inclinedוַיֵּ֥טway·yêṭ — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → to meאֵ֝לַ֗י’ê·lay — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → and heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עway·yiš·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → my cryשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃šaw·‘ā·ṯî — A cry, outcry, or shout of distressH7775 — Full Word Study →. ²He lifted me upוַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀way·ya·‘ă·lê·nî — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → from the pitמִבּ֥וֹרmib·bō·wr — Pit, cistern, or dungeon; a deep holeH953 — Full Word Study → of despairשָׁאוֹן֮šā·’ō·wn — roar, tumult, noise, uproarH7588 — Full Word Study →, out of the miryהַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhay·yā·wên — Mire, muddy ground, or swampH3121 — Full Word Study → clayמִטִּ֪יטmiṭ·ṭîṭ — mud, clay, or mireH2916 — Full Word Study →; He setוַיָּ֖קֶםway·yā·qem — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → my feetרַגְלַ֗יraḡ·lay — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → uponעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → a rockסֶ֥לַעse·la‘ — Rock; cliff; stone fortressH5553 — Full Word Study →, and made my footsteps firmכּוֹנֵ֥ןkō·w·nên — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study →. ³He putוַיִּתֵּ֬ןway·yit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → a newחָדָשׁ֮ḥā·ḏāš — new, fresh, recentH2319 — Full Word Study → songשִׁ֥ירšîr — Song; singing; musical compositionH7892 — Full Word Study → in my mouthבְּפִ֨י׀bə·p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →, a hymn of praiseתְּהִלָּ֪הtə·hil·lāh — Praise, song of praise, object of praiseH8416 — Full Word Study → to our Godלֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּlê·lō·hê·nū — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. Manyרַבִּ֣יםrab·bîm — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → will seeיִרְא֣וּyir·’ū — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → and fearוְיִירָ֑אוּwə·yî·rā·’ū — to fear, revere, or be afraidH3372 — Full Word Study → and put their trustוְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּwə·yiḇ·ṭə·ḥū — to trust, rely on, have confidenceH982 — Full Word Study → in the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי’aš·rê — blessed, happy, fortunateH835 — Full Word Study → is the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרhag·ge·ḇer — Man, mighty man, strong manH1397 — Full Word Study → whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → has madeשָׂ֣םśām — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְ֭הֹוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → his trustמִבְטַח֑וֹmiḇ·ṭa·ḥōw — Trust, confidence, secure refugeH4009 — Full Word Study →, who has notוְֽלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → turnedפָנָ֥הp̄ā·nāh — to turn, face, or direct attentionH6437 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the proudרְ֝הָבִ֗יםrə·hā·ḇîm — pride, arrogance, haughtinessH7295 — Full Word Study →, nor to those who lapseוְשָׂטֵ֥יwə·śā·ṭê — to turn aside, swerve, deviate from a courseH7750 — Full Word Study → into falsehoodכָזָֽב׃ḵā·zāḇ — Lie, falsehood, deceptionH3577 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Manyרַבּ֤וֹתrab·bō·wṯ — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → my Godאֱלֹהַי֮’ĕ·lō·hay — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, are the wondersנִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָnip̄·lə·’ō·ṯe·ḵā — to be wonderful, perform miracles, do marvelous thingsH6381 — Full Word Study → Youאַתָּ֤ה׀’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → have doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀‘ā·śî·ṯā — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study →, and the plans You haveוּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָū·maḥ·šə·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā — plan, purpose, or scheme (often with moral implications)H4284 — Full Word Study → for usאֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ’ê·lê·nū — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →— noneאֵ֤ין׀’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → can compareעֲרֹ֬ךְ‘ă·rōḵ — to arrange, set in order, prepareH6186 — Full Word Study → to Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ’ê·le·ḵā — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →— if I proclaimאַגִּ֥ידָה’ag·gî·ḏāh — to tell, declare, make knownH5046 — Full Word Study → and declare themוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהwa·’ă·ḏab·bê·rāh — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study →, they are more thanעָ֝צְמ֗וּ‘ā·ṣə·mū — to be strong, to close, to bind fastH6105 — Full Word Study → I can count. ⁶Sacrificeזֶ֤בַחze·ḇaḥ — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study → and offeringוּמִנְחָ֨ה׀ū·min·ḥāh — Gift offering; present or tributeH4503 — Full Word Study → You did notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → desireחָפַ֗צְתָּḥā·p̄aṣ·tā — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study →, but my earsאָ֭זְנַיִם’ā·zə·na·yim — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → You have openedכָּרִ֣יתָkā·rî·ṯā — To dig; to plot or schemeH3738 — Full Word Study →. Burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֥ה‘ō·w·lāh — burnt offering; ascending sacrificeH5930 — Full Word Study → and sin offeringsוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הwa·ḥă·ṭā·’āh — sin offering; the act of sinH2401 — Full Word Study → You did notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → requireשָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃šā·’ā·lə·tā — to ask, request, inquire, or demandH7592 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Thenאָ֣ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי’ā·mar·tî — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Here I amהִנֵּה־hin·nêh- — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study →, I have comeבָ֑אתִיḇā·ṯî — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →— it is writtenכָּת֥וּבkā·ṯūḇ — to write, inscribe, or record in written formH3789 — Full Word Study → about meעָלָֽי׃‘ā·lāy — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → in the scrollבִּמְגִלַּת־bim·ḡil·laṯ- — scroll or written document rollH4039 — Full Word Study →: ⁸I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·tî — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la·‘ă·śō·wṯ- — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → Your willרְצוֹנְךָ֣rə·ṣō·wn·ḵā — Favor, pleasure, or acceptable willH7522 — Full Word Study →, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י’ĕ·lō·hay — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →; Your lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā — instruction, teaching, law, guidanceH8451 — Full Word Study → is within my heartמֵעָֽי׃mê·‘āy — belly, womb, inner selfH4578 — Full Word Study →.” ⁹I proclaimבִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּיbiś·śar·tî — to announce good news; to proclaim tidingsH1319 — Full Word Study → righteousnessצֶ֨דֶק׀ṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → in the greatרָ֗בrāḇ — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → assemblyבְּקָ֘הָ֤לbə·qā·hāl — Assembly, congregation, gathering of peopleH6951 — Full Word Study →; beholdהִנֵּ֣הhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study →, I do notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → sealאֶכְלָ֑א’eḵ·lā — To restrain, hold back, or shut upH3607 — Full Word Study → my lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיśə·p̲ā·t̲ai — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study →, as Youאַתָּ֥ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, do knowיָדָֽעְתָּ׃yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰I have notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → covered upכִסִּ֨יתִי׀ḵis·sî·ṯî — to cover, conceal, hideH3680 — Full Word Study → Your righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֬ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study → inבְּת֬וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵ — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study → my heartלִבִּ֗יlib·bî — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →; I have declaredאָמָ֑רְתִּי’ā·mā·rə·tî — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → Your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā — Faithfulness, steadfastness, reliabilityH530 — Full Word Study → and salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ū·ṯə·šū·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā — Deliverance, salvation, victoryH8668 — Full Word Study →; I have notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → concealedכִחַ֥דְתִּיḵi·ḥaḏ·tî — to hide, conceal, or be hiddenH3582 — Full Word Study → Your loving devotionחַסְדְּךָ֥ḥas·də·ḵā — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study → and faithfulnessוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study → from the greatרָֽב׃rāḇ — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → assemblyלְקָהָ֥לlə·qā·hāl — Assembly, congregation, gathering of peopleH6951 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, do notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → withholdתִכְלָ֣אṯiḵ·lā — To restrain, hold back, or shut upH3607 — Full Word Study → Your mercyרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra·ḥă·me·ḵā — Compassion, mercy, womb; deep emotional affectionH7356 — Full Word Study → from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmim·men·nî — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →; Your loving devotionחַסְדְּךָ֥ḥas·də·ḵā — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study → and faithfulnessוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study → will alwaysתָּמִ֥ידtā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → guard meיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃yiṣ·ṣə·rū·nî — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → evilsרָע֡וֹתrā·‘ō·wṯ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → withoutאֵ֬ין’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → numberמִסְפָּ֗רmis·pār — number, count, enumerationH4557 — Full Word Study → surround meאָפְפ֥וּ־’ā·p̄ə·p̄ū- — to surround, encircle, encompassH661 — Full Word Study →; my sinsעֲ֭וֺנֹתַי‘ă·wō·nō·ṯay — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → have overtaken meהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיhiś·śî·ḡū·nî — to overtake, reach, attain, graspH5381 — Full Word Study →, so that I cannotוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir·’ō·wṯ — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →. They are moreעָצְמ֥וּ‘ā·ṣə·mū — to be strong, to close, to bind fastH6105 — Full Word Study → than the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתmiś·śa·‘ă·rō·wṯ — Hair, head covering, or strands of hairH8185 — Full Word Study → of my headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יrō·šî — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →, and my heartוְלִבִּ֥יwə·lib·bî — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → has failed within meעֲזָבָֽנִי׃‘ă·zā·ḇā·nî — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Be pleasedרְצֵ֣הrə·ṣêh — to accept, be pleased with, delight inH7521 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, to deliver meלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיlə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî — to rescue, deliver, or snatch awayH5337 — Full Word Study →; hurryחֽוּשָׁה׃ḥū·šāh — To hurry; to hasten with eagernessH2363 — Full Word Study →, O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, to help meלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיlə·‘ez·rā·ṯî — help, assistance, aidH5833 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יmə·ḇaq·šê — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּyê·ḇō·šū — to be ashamed; to feel shame or disgraceH954 — Full Word Study → and confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀wə·yaḥ·pə·rū — to be ashamed, brought to shameH2659 — Full Word Study →; may those who wish meחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יḥă·p̄ê·ṣê — to delight in; to desire; to be pleased withH2655 — Full Word Study → harmרָעָתִֽי׃rā·‘ā·ṯî — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → be repelledיִסֹּ֣גוּyis·sō·ḡū — to turn back, withdraw, or turn awayH5472 — Full Word Study → and humiliatedוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּwə·yik·kā·lə·mū — to be ashamed, humiliated, or confoundedH3637 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵May those who sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםhā·’ō·mə·rîm — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → to me, “Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he·’āḥ — Exclamation of surprise, recognition, or triumphH1889 — Full Word Study →, ahaהֶאָֽח׃he·’āḥ — Exclamation of surprise, recognition, or triumphH1889 — Full Word Study →!” be appalledיָ֭שֹׁמּוּyā·šōm·mū — to be desolate; to be appalled; to lie wasteH8074 — Full Word Study → atעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → their own shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םbā·šə·tām — shame, disgrace, dishonorH1322 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶May allכָּֽל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → who seek Youמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָmə·ḇaq·še·ḵā — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּyā·śî·śū — To rejoice, be glad, make mirthH7797 — Full Word Study → and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀wə·yiś·mə·ḥū — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study → in You; may those who loveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י’ō·hă·ḇê — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study → Your salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃tə·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā — Deliverance, salvation, victoryH8668 — Full Word Study → alwaysתָ֭מִידṯā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → sayיֹאמְר֣וּyō·mə·rū — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyiḡ·dal — to grow, become great, magnifyH1431 — Full Word Study →!” ¹⁷But I am poorעָנִ֣י‘ā·nî — Poor, afflicted, humbleH6041 — Full Word Study → and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮wə·’eḇ·yō·wn — Poor person in dire needH34 — Full Word Study →; may the Lordאֲדֹנָ֪י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → thinkיַחֲשָׁ֫בya·ḥă·šāḇ — to think, devise, plan, or reckonH2803 — Full Word Study → of me. Youאַ֑תָּה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → are my helperעֶזְרָתִ֣י‘ez·rā·ṯî — help, assistance, aidH5833 — Full Word Study → and delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יū·mə·p̄al·ṭî — to escape, slip away, deliver safelyH6403 — Full Word Study →; O my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י’ĕ·lō·hay — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → delayתְּאַחַֽר׃tə·’a·ḥar — to delay, tarry, or postpone actionH309 — Full Word Study →.