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.
Zabbuli 40
Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Dawudi.
140:1 a Zab 27:14 b Zab 34:15Nalindirira Mukama n’obugumiikiriza,
n’antegera okutu, n’awulira okukoowoola kwange,
240:2 a Zab 69:14 b Zab 27:5n’anziggya mu kinnya eky’entiisa,
n’annyinyulula mu bitosi,
n’anteeka ku lwazi olugumu
kwe nyimiridde.
340:3 Zab 33:3Anjigirizza oluyimba oluggya,
oluyimba olw’okutenderezanga Katonda waffe.
Bangi bino balibiraba ne batandika okutya Mukama
n’okumwesiganga.
440:4 a Zab 34:8 b Zab 84:12Balina omukisa
abo abeesiga Mukama,
abatagoberera ba malala
abasinza bakatonda ab’obulimba.
540:5 a Zab 136:4 b Zab 139:18; Is 55:8Ayi Mukama Katonda wange,
otukoledde eby’ewunyisa bingi.
Ebintu by’otuteekeddeteekedde
tewali ayinza kubikutegeeza.
Singa ngezaako okubittottola,
sisobola kubimalayo byonna olw’obungi bwabyo.
640:6 a 1Sa 15:22; Am 5:22 b Is 1:11Ssaddaaka n’ebiweebwayo tewabyagala.
Ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa olw’okutangirira ebibi,
tobyetaaga.
Naye onzigudde amatu.
7Kyenava njogera nti, “Nzuuno,
nzize nga bwe kyampandiikibwako mu muzingo gw’ekitabo.”
840:8 a Yk 4:34 b Zab 37:31Nsanyukira okukola ky’oyagala, Ayi Katonda wange,
kubanga amateeka go gali mu mutima gwange.
940:9 a Zab 22:25 b Yos 22:22; Zab 119:13Ntegeeza obutuukirivu mu lukuŋŋaana olunene.
Sisirika busirisi,
nga naawe bw’omanyi, Ayi Mukama.
1040:10 a Zab 89:1 b Bik 20:20Bye mmanyi ku butuukirivu bwo sisirika nabyo mu mutima gwange,
naye ntegeeza ku bwesigwa bwo n’obulokozi bwo.
Abantu nga bakuŋŋaanye,
sirema kubategeeza ku mazima go n’okwagala kwo okungi.
1140:11 a Nge 20:28 b Zab 43:3Onsasirenga bulijjo, Ayi Mukama,
amazima n’okwagala kwo byeyongerenga okunkuuma.
1240:12 a Zab 116:3 b Zab 38:4 c Zab 69:4 d Zab 73:26Kubanga ebizibu bye siyinza na kubala binneetoolodde;
ebibi byange binsukiridde, sikyasobola na kulaba;
bisinga enviiri ez’oku mutwe gwange obungi,
mpweddemu amaanyi.
1340:13 Zab 70:1Onsasire ayi Mukama ondokole;
Ayi Mukama, oyanguwe okumbeera.
1440:14 Zab 35:4Abo abaagala okunzita batabuketabuke baswale;
n’abo bonna abagenderera okummalawo bagobebwe nga baswadde.
15Abo abankubira akasonso baswazibwe nnyo.
1640:16 Zab 35:27Naye abo abakunoonya basanyuke
era bajaguze;
abo abaagala obulokozi bwo boogerenga bulijjo nti,
“Mukama agulumizibwenga.”
1740:17 Zab 70:5Ndi mwavu, eyeetaaga ennyo.
Mukama ondowoozeeko.
Tolwawo, Ayi Katonda wange.
Ggwe mubeezi wange era Omulokozi wange.
