Psalm 40
New American Standard Bible
God Sustains His Servant.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
40 I (A)waited [a]patiently for the Lord;
And He reached down to me and (B)heard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the (C)pit of [b]destruction, out of the mud;
And (D)He set my feet on a rock, (E)making my footsteps firm.
3 He put a (F)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will (G)see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.
4 How (H)blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And (I)has not turned to the [c]proud, nor to those who (J)become involved in falsehood.
5 Many, Lord my God, are (K)the wonders which You have done,
And Your (L)thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They (M)would be too numerous to count.
6 (N)You have not desired [d]sacrifice and meal offering;
You have [e]opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is [f]written of me in the scroll of the book.
8 (O)I delight to do Your will, my God;
(P)Your Law is within my [g]heart.”
9 I have (Q)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will (R)not restrain my lips,
Lord, (S)You know.
10 I have (T)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have (U)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.
11 You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
[h]Your (V)mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
12 For evils beyond number have (W)surrounded me;
My (X)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are (Y)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my (Z)heart has [i]failed me.
13 (AA)Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
(AB)Hurry, Lord, to help me.
14 May those be (AC)ashamed and humiliated together
Who (AD)seek my [j]life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight [k]in my hurt.
15 May those (AE)be [l]appalled because of their shame
Who (AF)say to me, “Aha, aha!”
16 (AG)May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually (AH)say,
“The Lord be exalted!”
17 But (AI)I am afflicted and needy;
(AJ)May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:1 Or intently
- Psalm 40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworld
- Psalm 40:4 Or enemies
- Psalm 40:6 I.e., blood sacrifice
- Psalm 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced
- Psalm 40:7 Or prescribed for
- Psalm 40:8 Lit inner being
- Psalm 40:11 Or May...preserve
- Psalm 40:12 Lit forsaken
- Psalm 40:14 Or soul
- Psalm 40:14 Or to injure me
- Psalm 40:15 Or desolated
Salmos 40
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Salmo 40 (39)
No hay quien se iguale a ti
40 Al maestro del coro. Salmo de David.
2 Puse mi esperanza en el Señor,
él se inclinó hacia mí
y escuchó mi lamento.
3 Me sacó de la fosa desolada,
del fango cenagoso;
me alzó sobre una roca
afianzando mis pasos.
4 Puso en mi boca un canto nuevo,
una alabanza a nuestro Dios;
cuantos lo ven, lo veneran
y confían en el Señor.
5 Feliz quien ha puesto
en el Señor su confianza
y no sigue a los idólatras
perdidos en la mentira.
6 Tú, Señor y Dios mío,
has multiplicado tus maravillas
y tus proyectos para nosotros.
¡No hay quien a ti se iguale!
Los pregonaría, los proclamaría,
pero son demasiados para contarlos.
7 No quieres sacrificios ni ofrendas;
tú, que me has abierto el oído,
no deseas ni víctimas ni holocaustos.
8 Entonces yo dije: “Aquí vengo,
en el libro se ha escrito de mí:
9 Quiero hacer tu voluntad,
tu ley llevo en mis entrañas”.
10 He pregonado tu justicia
en la gran asamblea;
no he cerrado mis labios
y tú, Señor, lo sabes.
11 No he escondido tu justicia
en lo más hondo de mí,
sino que he proclamado
tu fidelidad y salvación;
no he ocultado tu amor y tu verdad
ante la gran asamblea.
12 Tú, Señor, no apartes
de mí tu misericordia,
que tu verdad y tu amor
por siempre me protejan.
13 Pues sobre mí se ciernen
males que no tienen fin,
se acumulan mis pecados
y no puedo ver nada;
son más que los pelos de mi cabeza
y las fuerzas me fallan.
14 Señor, ven a librarme;
Señor, date prisa en ayudarme.
15 Queden confundidos y humillados
los que buscan quitarme la vida,
que retrocedan y se avergüencen
los que pretenden dañarme.
16 Sean destruidos por su infamia
los que se burlan de mí.
17 Que en ti se alegren y gocen
todos cuantos te buscan;
los que anhelan tu salvación
digan en todo momento:
“¡Sea alabado el Señor!”.
18 Soy pobre y necesitado,
pero mi Dios cuidará de mí.
Tú eres mi ayuda y mi salvación,
¡no tardes, Dios mío!
Psalm 40
New King James Version
Faith Persevering in Trial(A)
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
40 I (B)waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of (C)the miry clay,
And (D)set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
3 (E)He has put a new song in my mouth—
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.
4 (F)Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust,
And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 (G)Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works
Which You have done;
(H)And Your thoughts toward us
Cannot be recounted to You in order;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.
6 (I)Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
8 (J)I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is (K)within my heart.”
9 (L)I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness
In the great assembly;
Indeed, (M)I do not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You Yourself know.
10 (N)I have not hidden 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 assembly.
11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord;
(O)Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me;
(P)My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
They are more than the hairs of my head;
Therefore my heart fails me.
13 (Q)Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
O Lord, make haste to help me!
14 (R)Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion
Who seek to destroy my [a]life;
Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor
Who wish me evil.
15 Let them be (S)confounded because of their shame,
Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
16 (T)Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let such as love Your salvation (U)say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”
17 (V)But I am poor and needy;
(W)Yet the Lord thinks upon me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:14 Lit. soul
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