Psalms 40

1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.

In finem. Psalmus ipsi David.

2Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

Beatus qui intelligit super egenum et pauperem: in die mala liberabit eum Dominus.

3The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum ejus.

4The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.

Dominus opem ferat illi super lectum doloris ejus; universum stratum ejus versasti in infirmitate ejus.

5I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

Ego dixi: Domine, miserere mei; sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi.

6My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?

Inimici mei dixerunt mala mihi: Quando morietur, et peribit nomen ejus?

7And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.

Et si ingrediebatur ut videret, vana loquebatur; cor ejus congregavit iniquitatem sibi. Egrediebatur foras et loquebatur.

8All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.

In idipsum adversum me susurrabant omnes inimici mei; adversum me cogitabant mala mihi.

9They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?

Verbum iniquum constituerunt adversum me: Numquid qui dormit non adjiciet ut resurgat?

10For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.

Etenim homo pacis meæ in quo speravi, qui edebat panes meos, magnificavit super me supplantationem.

11But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again: and I will requite them.

Tu autem, Domine, miserere mei, et resuscita me; et retribuam eis.

12By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.

In hoc cognovi quoniam voluisti me, quoniam non gaudebit inimicus meus super me.

13But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.

Me autem propter innocentiam suscepisti; et confirmasti me in conspectu tuo in æternum.

14Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.

Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël a sæculo et usque in sæculum. Fiat, fiat.