1 To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. 2 \40:1\When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.3 \40:2\He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.4 \40:3\And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.5 \40:4\Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.6 \40:5\O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.7 \40:6\You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.8 \40:7\Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,9 \40:8\My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.10 \40:9\I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.11 \40:10\Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.12 \40:11\Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.13 \40:12\For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.14 \40:13\Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.15 \40:14\Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.16 \40:15\Let those who say to me, Aha, aha! be surprised because of their shame.17 \40:16\Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.18 \40:17\Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.

1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Psalm van Dawid.2 Ek het die HERE lank verwag, en Hy het Hom na my toe neergebuig en my hulpgeroep gehoor;3 en Hy het my uit die kuil van vernietiging, uit die modderige slyk opgetrek en my voete op 'n rots gestel; Hy het my gange vasgemaak.4 En Hy het 'n nuwe lied in my mond gegee, 'n lofsang tot eer van onse God. Baie sal dit sien en vrees en op die HERE vertrou.5 Welgeluksalig is die man wat sy vertroue in die HERE stel en hom nie wend tot hoogmoediges en leuendienaars nie.6 Groot dinge het U gedoen, HERE my God -- u wonders en gedagtes vir ons; niemand kan met U vergelyk word nie. Wil ek dit verkondig en uitspreek, dan is dit te veel om te vertel.7 U het geen behae in slagoffer of spysoffer nie; ore het U vir my gegrawe; brandoffer en sondoffer het U nie geëis nie.8 Toe het ek gesê: Kyk, ek kom; in die boekrol is dit my voorgeskrywe.9 Ek het lus, o my God, om u welbehae te doen, en u wet is binne-in my ingewande.10 Ek het 'n blye boodskap van geregtigheid in die groot vergadering verkondig; kyk, my lippe bedwing ek nie. HERE, U weet dit.11 U geregtigheid bedek ek nie binne-in my hart nie; van u trou en u heil spreek ek; u goedertierenheid en u trou verberg ek nie vir die groot vergadering nie.12 U, o HERE, sal u barmhartighede van my nie terughou nie; laat u goedertierenheid en u trou my altyddeur behoed.13 Want onheile sonder getal het my omring; my ongeregtighede het my ingehaal, en ek kan nie sien nie; hulle is meer as die hare van my hoof, en my hart het my verlaat.14 Laat dit U behaag, HERE, om my te red; HERE, maak tog gou om my te help!15 Laat hulle wat my lewe soek, om dit weg te ruk, tesame beskaamd staan en rooi van skaamte word; laat hulle wat behae het in my onheil, agteruitwyk en in die skande kom.16 Laat hulle wat vir my sê: Ha, ha! vanweë hul beskaming verskrik wees!17 Laat almal wat U soek, in U vrolik en bly wees; laat die liefhebbers van u heil altyddeur sê: Groot is die HERE! [ (Psalms 40:18) Al is ek ellendig en behoeftig -- die Here dink aan my; U is my hulp en my redder; my God, vertoef tog nie! ]