Psalm 40

1 Εἰς τὸ τέλος· ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυΐδ.

1 (41) For the end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

2 ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΣ ὁ συνιῶν ἐπὶ πτωχὸν καὶ πένητα· ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ ρύσεται αὐτὸν ὁ Κύριος.

2 In the English, this verse is part of verse 1.

3 Κύριος διαφυλάξαι αὐτὸν καὶ ζήσαι αὐτὸν καὶ μακαρίσαι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ γῇ καὶ μὴ παραδῷ αὐτὸν εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ.

3 May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy. (verse 2 in Brenton's English)

4 Κύριος βοηθήσαι αὐτῷ ἐπὶ κλίνης ὀδύνης αὐτοῦ· ὅλην τὴν κοίτην αὐτοῦ ἔστρεψας ἐν τῇ ἀρρωστίᾳ αὐτοῦ.

4 May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness. (verse 3 in Brenton's English)

5 ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με, ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι.

5 I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you. (verse 4 in Brenton's English)

6 οἱ ἐχθροί μου εἶπαν κακά μοι· πότε ἀποθανεῖται, καὶ ἀπολεῖται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ;

6 Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish? (verse 5 in Brenton's English)

7 καὶ εἰσεπορεύετο τοῦ ἰδεῖν, μάτην ἐλάλει· ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ συνήγαγεν ἀνομίαν ἑαυτῷ, ἐξεπορεύετο ἔξω καὶ ἐλάλει ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό.

7 And if he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner. (verse 6 in Brenton's English)

8 κατ᾿ ἐμοῦ ἐψιθύριζον πάντες οἱ ἐχθροί μου, κατ᾿ ἐμοῦ ἐλογίζοντο κακά μοι·

8 All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt. (verse 7 in Brenton's English)

9 λόγον παράνομον κατέθεντο κατ᾿ ἐμοῦ· μὴ ὁ κοιμώμενος οὐχὶ προσθήσει τοῦ ἀναστῆναι;

9 They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again? (verse 8 in Brenton's English)

10 καὶ γὰρ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς εἰρήνης μου, ἐφ᾿ ὃν ἤλπισα, ὁ ἐσθίων ἄρτους μου, ἐμεγάλυνεν ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ πτερνισμόν.

10 For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me. (verse 9 in Brenton's English)

11 σὺ δέ, Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με καὶ ἀνάστησόν με, καὶ ἀνταποδώσω αὐτοῖς.

11 But you, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them. (verse 10 in Brenton's English)

12 ἐν τούτῳ ἔγνων ὅτι τεθέληκάς με, ὅτι οὐ μὴ ἐπιχαρῇ ὁ ἐχθρός μου ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ.

12 By this I know that you have delighted in me, because my enemy shall not rejoice over me. (verse 11 in Brenton's English)

13 ἐμοῦ δὲ διὰ τὴν ἀκακίαν ἀντελάβου, καὶ ἐβεβαίωσάς με ἐνώπιόν σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

13 But you did help me because of [my] innocence, and have established me before you for ever. (verse 12 in Brenton's English)

14 εὐλογητὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. γένοιτο, γένοιτο.

14 Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it. (verse 13 in Brenton's English)