## Psalms Chapter 40

###### Psalms 40:1
[Psalms 40:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:1)

לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד מִזְמֽוֹר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For the conductor, of David, a psalm.


###### Psalms 40:2
[Psalms 40:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:2)

קַוֺּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥ט אֵ֝לַ֗י וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שַׁוְעָתִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
I [(Israel)] hoped in the L rd [(in Egypt)], and He inclined [his ear] to me and heard my outcry.


###### Psalms 40:3
[Psalms 40:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:3)

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי**׀** מִבּ֥וֹר שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֢יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כּוֹנֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
He brought me up also out of the gruesome pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my footsteps.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And He lifted me from the pit [(of servitude, and from)] the roaring [of the Red Sea], from the thick mire [of the sea-bed]. And He set my feet on a rock; He established my steps.


###### Psalms 40:4
[Psalms 40:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:4)

וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י**׀** שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֢ה לֵאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he has put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many shall see, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And He put in my mouth a new song, praise to our G d. Many will see and fear, and they will trust in the L rd.


###### Psalms 40:5
[Psalms 40:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:5)

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Blessed is that man that makes the Lord his trust, and looks not to the proud, nor to such as turn aside to lies.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Happy is the man who made the L rd his trust and did not turn to the haughty or to the followers of falsehood [(idolatry)].


###### Psalms 40:6
[Psalms 40:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:6)

רַבּ֤וֹת עָשִׂ֨יתָ**׀** אַתָּ֤ה**׀** יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַי֮ נִ֥פְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָ אֵ֫לֵ֥ינוּ אֵ֤ין**׀** עֲרֹ֬ךְ אֵלֶ֗יךָ אַגִּ֥ידָה וַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָה עָ֝צְמ֗וּ מִסַּפֵּֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are towards us: none can compare with Thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Much have You done, You, O L rd our G d. Your wonders and Your thoughts have been on our behalf. [(For us, You created the world; for us You split the sea, etc.)]. There is none to liken to You. [If I thought] to relate and speak [Your wonders, I could not, for] they are too many to tell.


###### Psalms 40:7
[Psalms 40:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:7)

זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה**׀** לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אׇ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thou dost not desire sacrifice or meal offering; Thou hast dug open my ears; burnt offering and sin offering hast Thou not required.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Sacrifice and meal-offering You did not desire [(at the giving of the Torah)]. You "hollowed out" ears for me [(to listen to Your voice)]; You did not ask for burnt-offering or sin-offering.


###### Psalms 40:8
[Psalms 40:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:8)

אָ֣ז אָ֭מַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָ֑אתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵ֝֗פֶר כָּת֥וּב עָלָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then said I, Lo, I come with the scroll of the book which is written for me;

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Then [(at the giving of the Torah)], I said [before You]: Behold, I have come [(to be bound in Your covenant)]. In the scroll of the Book [the Torah], it is [so] written of me [viz. Exodus 24:27].


###### Psalms 40:9
[Psalms 40:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:9)

לַ֥עֲשׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֣י חָפָ֑צְתִּי וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ בְּת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I delight to do Thy will, O my God: and Thy Tora is within my heart.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
To do Your will, my G d, did I desire. And Your Torah is [even] in the midst of my reins [i.e., I have not eaten unclean beasts or untithed produce.]


###### Psalms 40:10
[Psalms 40:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:10)

בִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי צֶ֨דֶק**׀** בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל רָ֗ב הִנֵּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי לֹ֣א אֶכְלָ֑א יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I did not refrain my lips, O Lord, Thou knowst.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
I brought tidings of righteousness [(The Song at the Sea, The Song of the Well, The Song of Devorah)] in a great throng; I did not spare my lips. O L rd, You know it.


###### Psalms 40:11
[Psalms 40:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:11)

צִדְקָתְךָ֬ לֹֽא־כִסִּ֨יתִי**׀** בְּת֬וֹךְ לִבִּ֗י אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ אָמָ֑רְתִּי לֹא־כִחַ֥דְתִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ לְקָהָ֥ל רָֽב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I have not hid Thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation: I have not concealed Thy love and Thy truth from the great congregation.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
I did not conceal Your righteousness in my heart. I spoke Your faith and Your help. I did not hold back [from relating] Your lovingkindness and Your truth to a great throng.


###### Psalms 40:12
[Psalms 40:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:12)

אַתָּ֤ה יְהֹוָ֗ה לֹֽא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Withhold not Thou Thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let Thy steadfast love and Thy truth continually preserve me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
You, [likewise,] O L rd, do not hold back Your mercies from me. Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth always guard me.


###### Psalms 40:13
[Psalms 40:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:13)

כִּ֤י אָפְפֽוּ־עָלַ֨י**׀** רָע֡וֹת עַד־אֵ֬ין מִסְפָּ֗ר הִשִּׂיג֣וּנִי עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי וְלֹא־יָכֹ֣לְתִּי לִרְא֑וֹת עָצְמ֥וּ מִשַּׂעֲר֥וֹת רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י וְלִבִּ֥י עֲזָבָֽנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: my iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head: therefore my heart fails me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For countless ills have encompassed me. My sins overtook me and I could not see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has forsaken me.


###### Psalms 40:14
[Psalms 40:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:14)

רְצֵ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Desire, O L rd, to save me; O L rd, hasten to my aid.


###### Psalms 40:15
[Psalms 40:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:15)

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ**׀** יַחַד֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Let them be ashamed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and put to shame who wish me evil.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Let them be shamed and confounded together, those who seek to consume my soul. Let them recoil in shame, those who desire my evil.


###### Psalms 40:16
[Psalms 40:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:16)

יָ֭שֹׁמּוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בׇּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לִ֝֗י הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀הֶאָֽח׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Let them be appalled because of their shame who say concerning me, Aha, aha.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Let them be confounded when their shame follows, [measure for measure], those who exult over me: "He'ach!" "He'ach!"


###### Psalms 40:17
[Psalms 40:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:17)

יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ**׀** בְּךָ֗ כׇּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהֹוָ֑ה אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Let all those who seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: let such as love Thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Let them rejoice and regale in You, all who seek You. Let them always say: "The L rd be exalted!", those who love Your salvation.


###### Psalms 40:18
[Psalms 40:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/40:18)

וַאֲנִ֤י**׀** עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ אֲדֹנָ֢י יַחֲשׇׁ֫ב־לִ֥י עֶזְרָתִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord takes thought for me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; delay not, O my God!

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And I [(Israel)], as poor and needy may the L rd regard me. You are my help and my saviour. My G d, do not delay.