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.
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.
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.

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.
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.

(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.
Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is [f]written of me in the scroll of the book.
(O)I delight to do Your will, my God;
(P)Your Law is within my [g]heart.”

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

  1. Psalm 40:1 Or intently
  2. Psalm 40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworld
  3. Psalm 40:4 Or enemies
  4. Psalm 40:6 I.e., blood sacrifice
  5. Psalm 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced
  6. Psalm 40:7 Or prescribed for
  7. Psalm 40:8 Lit inner being
  8. Psalm 40:11 Or May...preserve
  9. Psalm 40:12 Lit forsaken
  10. Psalm 40:14 Or soul
  11. Psalm 40:14 Or to injure me
  12. Psalm 40:15 Or desolated

Salmo 40 (39)

No hay quien se iguale a ti

40 Al maestro del coro. Salmo de David.
Puse mi esperanza en el Señor,
él se inclinó hacia mí
y escuchó mi lamento.
Me sacó de la fosa desolada,
del fango cenagoso;
me alzó sobre una roca
afianzando mis pasos.
Puso en mi boca un canto nuevo,
una alabanza a nuestro Dios;
cuantos lo ven, lo veneran
y confían en el Señor.
Feliz quien ha puesto
en el Señor su confianza
y no sigue a los idólatras
perdidos en la mentira.
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.
No quieres sacrificios ni ofrendas;
tú, que me has abierto el oído,
no deseas ni víctimas ni holocaustos.
Entonces yo dije: “Aquí vengo,
en el libro se ha escrito de mí:
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!