Psalm 40 – NIRV & CCB

New International Reader’s Version

Psalm 40:1-17

Psalm 40

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1I was patient while I waited for the Lord.

He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

2I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out.

He brought me up out of the mud and dirt.

He set my feet on a rock.

He gave me a firm place to stand on.

3He gave me a new song to sing.

It is a hymn of praise to our God.

Many people will see and have respect for the Lord.

They will put their trust in him.

4Blessed is the person

who trusts in the Lord.

They don’t trust in proud people.

Those proud people worship statues of gods.

5Lord my God,

no one can compare with you.

You have done many wonderful things.

You have planned to do these things for us.

There are too many of them

for me to talk about.

6You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings.

You didn’t require burnt offerings and sin offerings.

You opened my ears so that I could hear you and obey you.

7Then I said, “Here I am.

It is written about me in the book.

8My God, I have come to do what you want.

Your law is in my heart.”

9I have told the whole community of those who worship you.

I have told them what you have done to save me.

Lord, you know

that I haven’t kept quiet.

10I haven’t kept to myself that what you did for me was right.

I have spoken about how faithful you were when you saved me.

I haven’t hidden your love and your faithfulness

from the whole community.

11Lord, don’t hold back your mercy from me.

May your love and faithfulness always keep me safe.

12There are more troubles all around me than I can count.

My sins have caught up with me, and I can’t see any longer.

My sins are more than the hairs of my head.

I have lost all hope.

13Lord, please save me.

Lord, come quickly to help me.

14Let all those who are trying to kill me be put to shame.

Let them lose their way.

Let all those who want to destroy me

be turned back in shame.

15Some people make fun of me.

Let them be shocked when their plans fail.

16But let all those who seek you

be joyful and glad because of what you have done.

Let those who count on you to save them always say,

“The Lord is great!”

17But I am poor and needy.

May the Lord be concerned about me.

You are the God who helps me and saves me.

You are my God, so don’t wait any longer.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

诗篇 40:1-17

第 40 篇

赞美上帝之歌

大卫的诗,交给乐长。

1我曾耐心等候耶和华,

祂倾听了我的呼求。

2祂把我从绝望的深渊拉出来,

救我脱离泥泞沼泽,

把我安置在磐石上,

使我步履稳健。

3祂赐给我一首新歌,

一首赞美我们上帝的诗歌。

许多人看见便敬畏、信靠耶和华。

4信靠耶和华的人有福了!

他们不随从骄傲自大、信靠假神的人。

5我的上帝耶和华啊,

你行了许多奇事,

为我们定了许多美好的计划,

谁能与你相比!

你奇妙的作为不可胜数。

6祭物和供品非你所悦,

你开通了我的耳朵,

燔祭和赎罪祭非你所要。

7于是我说:

“看啊,我来了,

正如经卷上有关我的记载。

8我的上帝啊,

我乐意遵行你的旨意,

我铭记你的律法。”

9耶和华啊,你知道我在大会中宣扬你的公义,

没有闭口不言。

10我述说你的信实和拯救之恩,

没有把你的公义隐而不宣,

没有在大会中避而不谈你的慈爱和真理。

11耶和华啊,

求你不要收回你的怜悯,

愿你的慈爱和真理时刻守护我!

12我患难重重,罪恶缠身,

看不到出路。

我的罪过比我的头发还多,

我心惊胆战。

13耶和华啊,求你拯救我!

耶和华啊,求你快来帮助我!

14愿谋取我性命的人蒙羞受辱!

愿喜欢我被害的人狼狈逃窜!

15愿那些哈哈嘲笑我的人羞愧难当!

16愿所有寻求你的人因你而欢喜快乐!

愿渴望蒙你拯救的人时常说:

“耶和华当受尊崇!”

17我贫穷困苦,

但主眷顾我。

我的上帝啊,

你是我的帮助、我的拯救,

求你不要迟延!