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
Psalm 40
The Voice
Psalm 40
For the worship leader. A song of David.
1 I waited a long time for the Eternal;
He finally knelt down to hear me.
He listened to my weak and whispered cry.
2 He reached down and drew me
from the deep, dark hole where I was stranded, mired in the muck and clay.
With a gentle hand, He pulled me out
To set me down safely on a warm rock;
He held me until I was steady enough to continue the journey again.
3 As if that were not enough,
because of Him my mind is clearing up.
Now I have a new song to sing—
a song of praise to the One who saved me.
Because of what He’s done, many people will see
and come to trust in the Eternal.
4 Surely those who trust the Eternal—
who don’t trust in proud, powerful people
Or in people who care little for reality, chasing false gods—
surely they are happy, as I have become.
5 You have done so many wonderful things,
had so many tender thoughts toward us, Eternal my God,
that go on and on, ever increasing.
Who can compare with You?
6 Sacrifices and offerings are not what You want,
but You’ve opened my ears,[a] and now I understand.
Burnt offerings and sin offerings
are not what please You.
7 So I said, “See, I have come to do Your will,
as it is inscribed of me in the scroll.
8 I am pleased to live how You want, my God.
Your law is etched into my heart and my soul.”
9 I have encouraged Your people with the message of righteousness,
in Your great assembly (look and see),
I haven’t kept quiet about these things;
You know this, Eternal One.
10 I have not kept Your righteousness to myself, sealed up in the secret places of my heart;
instead, I boldly tell others how You save and how loyal You are.
I haven’t been shy to talk about Your love, nor have I been afraid to tell Your truth
before the great assembly of Your people.
11 Please, Eternal One, don’t hold back
Your kind ways from me.
I need Your strong love and truth
to stand watch over me and keep me from harm.
12 Right now I can’t see because I am surrounded by troubles;
my sins and shortcomings have caught up to me,
so I am swimming in darkness.
Like the hairs on my head, there are too many to count,
so my heart deserts me.
13 O Eternal One, please rescue me.
O Eternal One, hurry; I need Your help.
14 May those who are trying to destroy me
be humiliated and ashamed instead;
May those who want to ruin my reputation
be cut off and embarrassed.
15 May those who try to catch me off guard,
those who look at me and say, “Aha, we’ve trapped you,”
be caught in their own shame instead.
16 But may all who look for You
discover true joy and happiness in You;
May those who cherish how You save them
always say, “O Eternal One, You are great and are first in our hearts.”
17 Meanwhile, I am empty and need so much,
but I know the Lord is thinking of me.
You are my help; only You can save me, my True God.
Please hurry.
Footnotes
- 40:6 Greek manuscripts read, “but You have prepared a body for me.”
Salmos 40
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Dios sustenta a su siervo
Para el director del coro. Salmo de David.
40 Esperé pacientemente al Señor(A),
Y Él se inclinó a mí y oyó mi clamor(B).
2 Me sacó del hoyo de la destrucción(C), del lodo cenagoso;
Asentó mis pies sobre una roca(D) y afirmó mis pasos(E).
3 Puso en mi boca un cántico nuevo(F), un canto de alabanza a nuestro Dios.
Muchos verán esto, y temerán(G)
Y confiarán en el Señor.
4 Cuán bienaventurado es el hombre que ha puesto en el Señor su confianza(H),
Y no se ha vuelto a los soberbios(I) ni a los que caen en falsedad(J).
5 Muchas son, Señor, Dios mío, las maravillas que Tú has hecho(K),
Y muchos Tus designios para con nosotros(L);
Nadie hay que se compare contigo;
Si los anunciara, y hablara de ellos,
No podrían ser enumerados(M).
6 Sacrificio y ofrenda de cereal no has deseado;
Me has abierto los oídos;
Holocausto y ofrenda por el pecado no has pedido(N).
7 Entonces dije: «Aquí estoy;
En el rollo del libro está escrito de mí;
8 Me deleito en hacer Tu voluntad, Dios mío(O);
Tu ley está dentro de mi corazón(P)».
9 He proclamado buenas nuevas de justicia en la gran congregación(Q);
No refrenaré mis labios(R),
Oh Señor, Tú lo sabes(S).
10 No he escondido Tu justicia dentro de mi corazón(T);
He proclamado Tu fidelidad y Tu salvación(U);
No he ocultado a la gran congregación Tu misericordia y Tu fidelidad.
11 Tú, oh Señor, no retengas Tu compasión de mí;
Tu misericordia y Tu fidelidad me guarden continuamente(V),
12 Porque me rodean males sin número(W);
Mis iniquidades me han alcanzado(X), y no puedo ver;
Son más numerosas que los cabellos de mi cabeza(Y),
Y el corazón me falla(Z).
13 (AA)Ten a bien, oh Señor, libertarme;
Apresúrate, Señor, a socorrerme(AB).
14 Sean avergonzados y humillados a una(AC)
Los que buscan mi vida para destruirla(AD);
Sean vueltos atrás y cubiertos de ignominia
Los que se complacen en mi mal.
15 Queden atónitos a causa de su vergüenza(AE)
Los que me dicen: «¡Ajá, ajá(AF)!».
16 Regocíjense y alégrense en Ti todos los que te buscan;
Que los que aman Tu salvación digan continuamente(AG):
«¡Engrandecido sea el Señor!».
17 Por cuanto yo estoy afligido y necesitado(AH),
El Señor me tiene en cuenta(AI).
Tú eres mi ayuda y mi libertador;
Dios mío, no te tardes.
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