诗篇 40
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
等候 神的必蒙怜爱(A)篇）
大卫的诗，交给诗班长。
40 我曾切切等候耶和华；
他转向我，听了我的呼求。
2 他把我从荒芜的坑里，
从泥沼中拉上来；
他使我的脚站在盘石上，
又使我的脚步稳定。
3 他使我口唱新歌，
赞美我们的 神；
许多人看见了，就必惧怕，
并且要倚靠耶和华。
4 那倚靠耶和华，
不转向高傲和偏向虚谎的人的，
这人是有福的。
5 耶和华我的 神啊！
你所行的奇事，并你向我们所怀的意念很多，
没有人可以和你相比；
如果我要述说陈明，
也多到不能胜数。
6 祭品和礼物不是你喜悦的。
你开通了我的耳朵；
燔祭和赎罪祭，不是你要求的。
7 那时我说：“看哪！我来了，
经卷上已经记载我的事；
8 我的 神啊！我乐意遵行你的旨意；
你的律法常在我的心里。”
9 我要在大会中传扬公义的福音；
我必不禁止我的嘴唇；
耶和华啊！这是你知道的。
10 我没有把你的公义隐藏在心里；
我已经述说了你的信实和救恩；
在大会中，我没有隐瞒你的慈爱和诚实。
11 耶和华啊！求你的怜悯不要向我止息；
愿你的慈爱和诚实常常保护我。
12 因有无数的祸患围绕着我；
我的罪孽追上了我，使我不能看见；
它们比我的头发还多，
以致我心惊胆战。
13 耶和华啊！求你开恩搭救我；
耶和华啊！求你快来帮助我。
14 愿那些寻找我，要毁灭我命的，
一同抱愧蒙羞；
愿那些喜悦我遭害的，
退后受辱。
15 愿那些对我说：“啊哈！啊哈！”的，
都因羞愧而惊惶。
16 愿所有寻求你的，
都因你欢喜快乐；
愿那些喜爱你救恩的，
常说：“要尊耶和华为大。”
17 至于我，我是困苦贫穷的；
主仍顾念我。
你是我的帮助，我的拯救；
我的 神啊！求你不要耽延。
Psalm 40
New Living Translation
Psalm 40
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
3 He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the Lord.
4 Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord,
who have no confidence in the proud
or in those who worship idols.
5 O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us.
Your plans for us are too numerous to list.
You have no equal.
If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,
I would never come to the end of them.
6 You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings.
Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand[a]—
you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings.
7 Then I said, “Look, I have come.
As is written about me in the Scriptures:
8 I take joy in doing your will, my God,
for your instructions are written on my heart.”
9 I have told all your people about your justice.
I have not been afraid to speak out,
as you, O Lord, well know.
10 I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart;
I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power.
I have told everyone in the great assembly
of your unfailing love and faithfulness.
11 Lord, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me.
Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me.
12 For troubles surround me—
too many to count!
My sins pile up so high
I can’t see my way out.
They outnumber the hairs on my head.
I have lost all courage.
13 Please, Lord, rescue me!
Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
14 May those who try to destroy me
be humiliated and put to shame.
May those who take delight in my trouble
be turned back in disgrace.
15 Let them be horrified by their shame,
for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
16 But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
repeatedly shout, “The Lord is great!”
17 As for me, since I am poor and needy,
let the Lord keep me in his thoughts.
You are my helper and my savior.
O my God, do not delay.
Psalm 40
EasyEnglish Bible
David wrote this song for the music leader.
God has helped me[a]
40 I was patient while I waited for the Lord to help me.
He turned towards me,
and he heard me when I called to him.
2 He lifted me out of the deep hole of danger.
He picked me up out of the mud.
He put my feet on a rock.
Then I could walk and not slip.
3 He gave me a new song to sing.
It was a song to praise our God.
Many people will see what God has done to help me.
Then they will respect and obey him.
Yes, they will trust in the Lord.
4 If anyone trusts in the Lord
he blesses them!
They do not expect proud people to help them.
They do not join with those people who worship false gods.
5 Lord, my God, you have done many great things.
You have done so many things for us
that we cannot count them!
There is nobody else like you!
I want to talk about the things that you have done,
but there are too many things to speak about!
6 You do not really want sacrifices and offerings.
I understand that!
You do not ask for burnt offerings
or sin offerings.
7 Then I said, ‘Here I am, my God!
The message that is written in the book
tells me what I must do.[b]
8 I want to do what pleases you.
Your law is always in my thoughts.’
9 In the great meeting of your people,
I have told them about your justice.
I cannot keep quiet!
You know that this is true, Lord.
10 I have not hidden the good news about your justice.
I have told everyone that they can trust you,
and that you have the power to save.
I tell the great meeting of your people about your faithful love.
11 You, Lord, will continue to be kind to me.
Please continue to keep me safe,
because of your faithful love.
12 There are many dangerous troubles all around me.
They are too many to count!
My sins are too strong for me.
They are more than all the hairs on my head!
So I am weak and I cannot see clearly.
13 Lord, please save me!
Lord, come quickly to help me!
14 Chase away the people who want to kill me!
Cause them to become ashamed and confused.
Chase away the people who want to hurt me,
so that they run away in shame.
15 When people laugh at me,
make them sorry for what they have done.
16 Lord, may those who come to you be very happy,
because you have saved them.
They should never stop saying,
‘Praise the Lord!’
17 But I am poor and weak, my Lord.
Please continue to think about me.
You are the one who helps me and who saves me.
My God, come quickly to help me!
Footnotes
- 40:1 Psalm 40 is a song that says ‘thank you’ to God. But David still has problems. So he will always need God's help.
- 40:7 In the New Testament Jesus uses these words about himself. See Hebrews 10:7.
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