Psalm 40:1–7

DARBY

ARA

ASV

ABSVD

CSB

VGCLEM

D-R

ELB 1905

Douay-Rheims Bible

Title For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;

the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.

2 The Lord protects and preserves them—

they are counted among the blessed in the land—

he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.

3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed

and restores them from their bed of illness.

4 I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies say of me in malice,

“When will he die and his name perish?”

6 When one of them comes to see me,

he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;

then he goes out and spreads it around.

Title To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor!

In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

2 the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;

he is called blessed in the land;

you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;

in his illness you restore him to full health.

4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you!”

5 My enemies say of me in malice,

“When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words,

while his heart gathers iniquity;

when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

Title To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor:

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive;

And he shall be blessed upon the earth:

And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing:

Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me:

Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me,

When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity:

His heart gathereth iniquity to itself;

When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Title For the choir director: A psalm of David.

1 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!

The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.

2 The Lord protects them

and keeps them alive.

He gives them prosperity in the land

and rescues them from their enemies.

3 The Lord nurses them when they are sick

and restores them to health.

4 “O Lord,” I prayed, “have mercy on me.

Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5 But my enemies say nothing but evil about me.

“How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.

6 They visit me as if they were my friends,

but all the while they gather gossip,

and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.

Title To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed is he who considers the poor;

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive,

And he will be blessed on the earth;

You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness;

You will sustain him on his sickbed.

4 I said, “Lord, be merciful to me;

Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

5 My enemies speak evil of me:

“When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies;

His heart gathers iniquity to itself;

When he goes out, he tells it.

Title For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Happy are those who think about the poor.

When trouble comes, the Lord will save them.

2 The Lord will protect them and spare their life

and will bless them in the land.

He will not let their enemies take them.

3 The Lord will give them strength when they are sick,

and he will make them well again.

4 I said, “Lord, have mercy on me.

Heal me, because I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies are saying evil things about me.

They say, “When will he die and be forgotten?”

6 Some people come to see me,

but they lie.

They just come to get bad news.

Then they go and gossip.

Title For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor:

Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

2 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive,

And he shall be blessed upon the earth;

And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

3 Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing:

Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me:

Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

5 Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying,

When will he die, and his name perish?

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood;

His heart gathereth iniquity to itself:

When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Title To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. 2 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. 3 Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness. 4 As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

5 Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish? 6 And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Title For the choir director; a psalm by David. 

1 Blessed is the one who has concern for helpless people. 

The Lord will rescue him in times of trouble. 

2 The Lord will protect him and keep him alive. 

He will be blessed in the land. 

Do not place him at the mercy of his enemies. 

3 The Lord will support him on his sickbed. 

You will restore this person to health when he is ill. 

4 I said, “O Lord, have pity on me! 

Heal my soul because I have sinned against you.” 

5 My enemies say terrible things about me: 

“When will he die, and when will his family name disappear?” 

6 When one of them comes to visit me, he speaks foolishly. 

His heart collects gossip. 

⸤Then⸥ he leaves to tell others. 

Title For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

1 Happy is one who cares for the poor;

the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

2 The Lord will keep him and preserve him;

he will be blessed in the land.

You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

3 The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;

You will heal him on the bed where he lies.

4 I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

5 My enemies speak maliciously about me:

“When will he die and be forgotten?”

6 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;

he stores up evil in his heart;

he goes out and talks.

Title To the leader. A Psalm of David.

1 Happy are those who consider the poor;

the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.

2 The Lord protects them and keeps them alive;

they are called happy in the land.

You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.

3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed;

in their illness you heal all their infirmities.

4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies wonder in malice

when I will die and my name perish.

6 And when they come to see me, they utter empty words

while their hearts gather mischief;

when they go out, they tell it abroad.

Title For the music director. A psalm of David.

1 Blessed is the one who has regard for the poor;

in the day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.

2 Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive;

he is blessed in the land,

and you do not give him

into the will of his enemies.

3 Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed.

In his illness, you restore to health.

4 As for me, I said, “O Yahweh, be gracious to me.

Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies speak evil about me,

“When will he die and his name perish?”

6 And when one comes to see me, he speaks falsely;

his heart gathers disaster for itself.

He goes out to the street; he speaks.

Title For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Blessed is the one who cares about weak people.

When he is in trouble, the Lord saves him.

2 The Lord will guard him and keep him alive.

He will bless him in the land.

He won’t hand him over to the wishes of his enemies.

3 The Lord will take care of him when he is lying sick in bed.

He will make him well again.

4 I said, “Lord, show me your favor.

Heal me. I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies are saying bad things about me.

They say, “When will he die and be forgotten?”

6 When anyone comes to see me,

he says things he doesn’t mean.

At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me.

Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

Title For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 How blessed is he who considers the helpless;

The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

2 The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,

And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;

And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

3 The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;

In his illness, You restore him to health.

4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;

Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

5 My enemies speak evil against me,

“When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;

His heart gathers wickedness to itself;

When he goes outside, he tells it.