Psalm 40 — Hebrew and Greek compared

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:1] For the director. Of David. A psalm.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:1] For the end. A psalm of David.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:2] I waited and waited for YHWH;

He inclined to me and heard my cry for help.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:2] I waited patiently for the Lord;

He attended to me and heard my supplication.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:3] He brought me up from the roaring pit,

from the mud of the mire;

He set my feet upon a rock

and established my steps.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:3] He brought me up from a pit of misery

and from muddy slime;

He set my feet upon a rock

and directed my steps.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:4] He put a new song in my mouth,

praise to our God.

Many will see and fear

and trust in YHWH.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:4] He put a new song into my mouth,

a hymn to our God.

Many will see and fear

and hope in the Lord.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:5] Blessed is the man who makes YHWH his trust

and does not turn toward the arrogant or those straying into falsehood.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:5] Blessed is the man whose hope is the Lord's name

and who has not looked toward vanities and false frenzies.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:6] Many things You have done, YHWH my God—

Your wonders and Your plans toward us;

none can be set beside You.

I would declare and speak of them;

they are too numerous to recount.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:6] Many are the wonders You have done, Lord my God,

and in Your purposes there is no one who can be compared with You.

I announced and spoke;

they multiplied beyond number.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:7] Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;

ears You dug for me.

Burnt offering and sin offering You did not ask.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:7] Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,

but ears You prepared for me.

Burnt offering and an offering for sin You did not request.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:8] Then I said, “Look, I have come;

in the scroll of the book it is written concerning me.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:8] Then I said, “Look, I have come;

in the scroll of the book it is written concerning me.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:9] I delight to do Your will, my God;

Your instruction is within my inward parts.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:9] I desired to do Your will, my God,

and Your law within my belly.”

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:10] I proclaimed good news of righteousness in a great assembly;

look, I do not restrain my lips;

YHWH, You know.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:10] I proclaimed good news of righteousness in a great assembly;

look, I will certainly not restrain my lips;

Lord, You know.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:11] I did not cover Your righteousness within my heart;

I spoke of Your faithfulness and Your salvation.

I did not conceal Your steadfast love and Your truth from a great assembly.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:11] I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart;

I spoke of Your truth and Your salvation.

I did not hide Your mercy and Your truth from a great congregation.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:12] You, YHWH, will not restrain Your compassion from me;

Your steadfast love and Your truth will always guard me.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:12] But You, Lord, do not put Your compassion far from me;

Your mercy and Your truth have continually sustained me.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:13] For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see.

They exceed the hairs of my head,

and my heart has abandoned me.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:13] For evils without number surrounded me;

my lawless deeds overtook me, and I could not see.

They multiplied beyond the hairs of my head,

and my heart abandoned me.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:14] Be pleased, YHWH, to deliver me;

YHWH, hurry to my aid.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:14] Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;

Lord, attend to helping me.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:15] Let those seeking my life to sweep it away be ashamed and humiliated together;

let those delighting in my harm retreat and be disgraced.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:15] May those seeking my soul to remove it be ashamed and abashed together;

may those desiring evils for me turn backward and be abashed.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:16] Let those saying to me, “Aha! Aha!”

be appalled as the consequence of their shame.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:16] Let those saying to me, “Well done! Well done!”

receive their shame immediately.

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:17] Let all seeking You rejoice and be glad in You;

let those loving Your salvation always say,

“May YHWH be magnified!”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:17] May all seeking You exult and rejoice in You, Lord;

let those loving Your salvation always say,

“May the Lord be magnified!”

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)

[40:18] But I am poor and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

my God, do not delay.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)

[39:18] But I am poor and needy;

the Lord will care for me.

You are my helper and defender;

my God, do not delay.