诗篇 40
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
等候 神的必蒙憐愛(A)篇）
大衛的詩，交給詩班長。
40 我曾切切等候耶和華；
他轉向我，聽了我的呼求。
2 他把我從荒蕪的坑裡，
從泥沼中拉上來；
他使我的腳站在磐石上，
又使我的腳步穩定。
3 他使我口唱新歌，
讚美我們的 神；
許多人看見了，就必懼怕，
並且要倚靠耶和華。
4 那倚靠耶和華，
不轉向高傲和偏向虛謊的人的，
這人是有福的。
5 耶和華我的 神啊！
你所行的奇事，並你向我們所懷的意念很多，
沒有人可以和你相比；
如果我要述說陳明，
也多到不能勝數。
6 祭品和禮物不是你喜悅的。
你開通了我的耳朵；
燔祭和贖罪祭，不是你要求的。
7 那時我說：“看哪！我來了，
經卷上已經記載我的事；
8 我的 神啊！我樂意遵行你的旨意；
你的律法常在我的心裡。”
9 我要在大會中傳揚公義的福音；
我必不禁止我的嘴唇；
耶和華啊！這是你知道的。
10 我沒有把你的公義隱藏在心裡；
我已經述說了你的信實和救恩；
在大會中，我沒有隱瞞你的慈愛和誠實。
11 耶和華啊！求你的憐憫不要向我止息；
願你的慈愛和誠實常常保護我。
12 因有無數的禍患圍繞著我；
我的罪孽追上了我，使我不能看見；
它們比我的頭髮還多，
以致我心驚膽戰。
13 耶和華啊！求你開恩搭救我；
耶和華啊！求你快來幫助我。
14 願那些尋找我，要毀滅我命的，
一同抱愧蒙羞；
願那些喜悅我遭害的，
退後受辱。
15 願那些對我說：“啊哈！啊哈！”的，
都因羞愧而驚惶。
16 願所有尋求你的，
都因你歡喜快樂；
願那些喜愛你救恩的，
常說：“要尊耶和華為大。”
17 至於我，我是困苦貧窮的；
主仍顧念我。
你是我的幫助，我的拯救；
我的 神啊！求你不要耽延。
Psalm 40
American Standard Version
A sacrifice of praise, and prayer for help.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
40 I waited patiently for Jehovah;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of [a]a horrible pit, out of the miry clay;
And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
Many shall see it, and fear,
And shall trust in Jehovah.
4 Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust,
And respecteth not the proud, nor such as [b]turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done,
And thy thoughts which are to us-ward:
[c]They cannot be set in order unto thee;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.
6 Sacrifice and [d]offering thou hast no delight in;
[e]Mine ears hast thou opened:
Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I am come;
In the roll of the book it is [f]written of me:
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God;
Yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly;
Lo, I will not refrain my lips,
O Jehovah, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;
I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation;
I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah;
Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about;
Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
And my heart hath [g]failed me.
13 Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me:
Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
14 Let them be put to shame and confounded together
That seek after my soul to destroy it:
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor
That delight in my hurt.
15 Let them be [h]desolate [i]by reason of their shame
That say unto me, Aha, aha.
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee:
Let such as love thy salvation say continually,
Jehovah be magnified.
17 But I am poor and needy;
Yet the Lord thinketh upon me:
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
Make no tarrying, O my God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:2 Hebrew a pit of tumult (or destruction).
- Psalm 40:4 Or, fall away treacherously
- Psalm 40:5 Or, There is none to be compared unto thee
- Psalm 40:6 Or, meal-offering
- Psalm 40:6 Hebrew Ears hast thou digged (or, pierced) for me.
- Psalm 40:7 Or, prescribed to
- Psalm 40:12 Hebrew forsaken.
- Psalm 40:15 Or, astonished
- Psalm 40:15 Or, for a reward of
Psalm 40
King James Version
40 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.
17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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