Dee 40 Psalm

To daen Hauptmusikaunt, en Psalm fonn Doft

Sejchalijch luad ekj fa däm Herr Gott, un Hee buach sikj dol un head mein Hiele.

En hee neem mie ut daut schrakjlijet Deepet erut, un fonn daut blottjet Leem, un hee stald miene Feet opp en Steen, hee deed miene Staupe ennsaulwe.

Un Hee haft en niehet Leet enn mien Mul jejäft, preis to Gott; fäl woare daut seene un woare ferjchte, un woare enn däm Herr Gott fetruehe.

Jesäajent es dee Maun dee däm Herr Gott sien Fetruehe moakt, en dee sikj nijch no dee Stollte dreit, oda soone dee tosied dreihe no Leaje.

O Herr Gott mien Gott, du hast fäl jedone, soogoa diene wunndaboare Woakje un diene Jedanke onns jäajenäwa; doa es kjeene dee enne Reaj fa die kaun ennstale, dan dee sent meeha aus kjenne jetalt woare.

Opfa en Schlachtofa wusst du nijch, du hast miene Uare opjemoakt; du hast nijch jefroacht no Braunt Opfa en Sind Opfa.

Donn säd ekj, Kjikj, ekj kom; daut es fonn mie jeschräwe enn daut Roll fonn daut Buak.

Ekj ha Fejneaje dien Welle to doone, O mien Gott, un dien Jesats es enn daut bennaschtet fonn mie.

Ekj ha Jerajchtijchkjeit jeprädijcht enn dee groote Fesaumlunj, See, ekj woa nijch trigj hoole met miene Leppe to räde; O Herr Gott, du weetst.

10 Ekj ha diene Jerajchtijchkjeit nijch festoake enn mien Hoat; ekj räd fonn diene Jerajchtijchkjeit un diene Radunk; ekj da diene Leeftolijchkjeit un diene Woarheit nijch festoake fonn dee groote Fesaumlunj.

11 Hoole diene empfintlijche Erboarmunje nijch fonn mie, O Herr Gott, lot diene Leeftolijchkejit un diene Woarheit emma äwa mie oppausse.

12 Dan Beeset haft mie ommringt bott daut nijch to tale jeit, miene Onnjerajchtijchkjeite ha mie to hoole jekjräaje, un ekj kaun nijch nehejcht kjikje; dee sent meeha aus dee Hoa opp mien Kopp, un mien Hoat fesajcht.

13 O Herr Gott, lot die daut jefaule mie to rade; spood die mie to halpe.

14 Lot daen sikj schäme un jedeemietijcht woare dee miene Seel seakje dee to fenijchte; lot dän dee sikj freihe wäajen mien Trubbel trigj jedräwe woare un to Schaund jemoakt woare.

15 Lot dän eed senne aus Loon fa äare Schaund dee to mie saja: Aha! Aha!

16 Lot aul dän dee die seakje sikj freihe un Froo senne enn die, un emma saje: "Woo Groot es dee Herr Gott!"

17 Ekj sie Oam un Derftijch, dee Herr woat fa mie fesorje; du best mien Help un mien Rada; O mien Gott, doo nijch luare.

Psalm 40[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(D)
    out of the mud(E) and mire;(F)
he set my feet(G) on a rock(H)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song(I) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(J)
    and put their trust(K) in him.

Blessed is the one(L)
    who trusts in the Lord,(M)
who does not look to the proud,(N)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.[b](O)
Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders(P) you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare(Q) with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many(R) to declare.

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(S)
    but my ears you have opened[c](T)
    burnt offerings(U) and sin offerings[d] you did not require.
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.[e](V)
I desire to do your will,(W) my God;(X)
    your law is within my heart.”(Y)

I proclaim your saving acts(Z) in the great assembly;(AA)
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.(AB)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
    I speak of your faithfulness(AC) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
    from the great assembly.(AD)

11 Do not withhold your mercy(AE) from me, Lord;
    may your love(AF) and faithfulness(AG) always protect(AH) me.
12 For troubles(AI) without number surround me;
    my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.(AJ)
They are more than the hairs of my head,(AK)
    and my heart fails(AL) within me.
13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(AM)

14 May all who want to take my life(AN)
    be put to shame and confusion;(AO)
may all who desire my ruin(AP)
    be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(AQ)
    be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you(AR)
    rejoice and be glad(AS) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”(AT)

17 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(AU)
    may the Lord think(AV) of me.
You are my help(AW) and my deliverer;(AX)
    you are my God, do not delay.(AY)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.
  2. Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
  3. Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
  4. Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
  5. Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me