Focused Passage

Psalms 40:11-17

Waiting for the LORD, Delighting to Do His Will, and Pleading for Help

Psalm 40 moves from remembered deliverance to public witness, from public witness to obedient delight in God's will, and from obedient proclamation to renewed lament that asks the LORD to help without delay.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.

14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

15May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.

16May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

17But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

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Verse 11

Cross-references

Psalms 57:3Classic cross-references Psalms 23:6Classic cross-references Psalms 25:10Classic cross-references Psalms 43:3Classic cross-references Psalms 51:1Classic cross-references

Original words

-אַתָּ֤הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularO LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardo notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlewithholdתִכְלָ֣אH3607Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularYour mercyרַחֲמֶ֣יךָH7356Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularfrom meמִמֶּ֑נִּיH4480Preposition | first person common singularYour loving devotionחַסְדְּךָ֥H2617Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand faithfulnessוַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗H571Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularwill alwaysתָּמִ֥ידH8548Adverbguard meיִצְּרֽוּנִי׃H5341Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Psalms 38:4Classic cross-references Psalms 73:26Classic cross-references Psalms 19:12Classic cross-references Psalms 69:4Classic cross-references Psalms 51:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionevilsרָע֡וֹתH7451Noun - feminine plural. . .עַד־H5704Prepositionwithoutאֵ֬יןH369Adverbnumberמִסְפָּ֗רH4557Noun - masculine singularsurround meאָפְפ֥וּ־H661Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .עָלַ֨י׀H5921Preposition | first person common singularmy sinsעֲ֭וֺנֹתַיH5771Noun - common plural construct | first person common singularhave overtaken meהִשִּׂיג֣וּנִיH5381Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singularso that I cannotוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .יָכֹ֣לְתִּיH3201Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularseeלִרְא֑וֹתH7200Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructThey are moreעָצְמ֥וּH6105Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthan the hairsמִשַּֽׂעֲר֥וֹתH8185Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructof my headרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand my heartוְלִבִּ֥יH3820Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularhas failed within meעֲזָבָֽנִי׃H5800Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Psalms 70:1Classic cross-references Psalms 38:22Classic cross-references Psalms 141:1Classic cross-references Psalms 22:19Classic cross-references Psalms 25:17Classic cross-references

Original words

Be pleasedרְצֵ֣הH7521Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularO LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularto deliver meלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיH5337Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularhurryחֽוּשָׁה׃H2363Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularO LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularto help meלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיH5833Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Jeremiah 20:11Classic cross-references Psalms 25:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:18Classic cross-references Psalms 63:9Classic cross-references Psalms 35:26Classic cross-references

Original words

May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יH1245Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructvvvלִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּH5595Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularmy lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularbe ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּH954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland confoundedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀H2659Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .יַחַד֮H3162Adverbmay those who wish meחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יH2655Adjective - masculine plural constructharmרָעָתִֽי׃H7451Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularbe repelledיִסֹּ֣גוּH5472Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אָ֭חוֹרH268Noun - masculine singularand humiliatedוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּH3637Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

Psalms 70:3Classic cross-references Psalms 35:21Classic cross-references Psalms 35:25Classic cross-references Psalms 69:24Classic cross-references Genesis 9:22Classic cross-references

Original words

May those who sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםH559Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralto meלִ֝֗יPreposition | first person common singularAhaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀H1889Interjectionahaהֶאָֽח׃H1889Interjectionbe appalledיָ֭שֹׁמּוּH8074Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralatעַל־H5921Preposition. . .עֵ֣קֶבH6118Conjunctiontheir own shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םH1322Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 16

Cross-references

Psalms 34:3Classic cross-references Psalms 5:11Classic cross-references Psalms 35:27Classic cross-references Psalms 70:4Classic cross-references Psalms 22:26Classic cross-references

Original words

May allכָּֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho seek Youמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָH1245Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularrejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּH7797Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀H8055Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralin Youבְּךָ֗Preposition | second person masculine singularmay those who loveאֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗יH157Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructYour salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃H8668Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularalwaysתָ֭מִידH8548Adverbsayיֹאמְר֣וּH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralThe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularbe magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לH1431Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Hebrews 13:6Classic cross-references Psalms 70:5Classic cross-references Isaiah 41:17Classic cross-references 1 Peter 5:7Classic cross-references Psalms 34:6Classic cross-references

Original words

But I [am]וַאֲנִ֤י׀H589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularpoorעָנִ֣יH6041Adjective - masculine singularand needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮H34Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularmay the Lordאֲדֹנָ֪יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularthinkיַחֲשָׁ֫בH2803Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularof meלִ֥יPreposition | first person common singularYouאַ֑תָּהH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare my helperעֶזְרָתִ֣יH5833Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularand delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יH6403Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singularO my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗יH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbdelayתְּאַחַֽר׃H309Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

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