Psalms

Psalm 40:13–17

¹³Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me;

hurry, O LORD, to help me.

¹⁴May those who seek my life

be ashamed and confounded;

may those who wish me harm

be repelled and humiliated.

¹⁵May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

be appalled at their own shame.

¹⁶May all who seek You

rejoice and be glad in You;

may those who love Your salvation

always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

¹⁷But I am poor and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my helper and deliverer;

O my God, do not delay.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be pleased	רְצֵ֣ה	rə·ṣêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
O LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to deliver me	לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי	lə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
hurry	חֽוּשָׁה׃	ḥū·šāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2363 haste, make haste
O LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to help me	לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי	lə·‘ez·rā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5833 help, succour, assistance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May those who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
my life	נַפְשִׁ֗י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
be ashamed	יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
and confounded	וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀	wə·yaḥ·pə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2659 be abashed, ashamed
may those who wish me	חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י	ḥă·p̄ê·ṣê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
harm	רָעָתִֽי׃	rā·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7451 bad, evil
be repelled	יִסֹּ֣גוּ	yis·sō·ḡū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5472 move away, backslide
and humiliated	וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ	wə·yik·kā·lə·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3637 be humiliated

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May those who say	הָאֹמְרִ֥ים	hā·’ō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to me	לִ֝֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Aha	הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀	he·’āḥ	Interjection	H1889 Aha!
aha	הֶאָֽח׃	he·’āḥ	Interjection	H1889 Aha!
be appalled	יָ֭שֹׁמּוּ	yā·šōm·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their own shame	בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם	bā·šə·tām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1322 shame

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May all	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who seek You	מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ	mə·ḇaq·še·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1245 seek
rejoice	יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ	yā·śî·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7797 exult, rejoice
and be glad	וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀	wə·yiś·mə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in You	בְּךָ֗	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
may those who love	אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י	’ō·hă·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H157 love
Your salvation	תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃	tə·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation
always	תָ֭מִיד	ṯā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
say	יֹאמְר֣וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
The LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be magnified	יִגְדַּ֣ל	yiḡ·dal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֤י׀	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
poor	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְיוֹן֮	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
may the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֪י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
think	יַחֲשָׁ֫ב	ya·ḥă·šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
of me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
You	אַ֑תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my helper	עֶזְרָתִ֣י	‘ez·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5833 help, succour, assistance
and deliverer	וּמְפַלְטִ֣י	ū·mə·p̄al·ṭî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6403 escape
O my God	אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
delay	תְּאַחַֽר׃	tə·’a·ḥar	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry