Gratitude and Prayer for Help - sung in Maltese - Neocatechumenal Way
Psalm 40(39):1-9
Gratitude and Prayer for Help
1 For the leader. A psalm of David.
2 Surely, I wait for the Lord;
who bends down to me and hears my cry,
3 Draws me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the muddy clay,
Sets my feet upon rock,
steadies my steps,
4 And puts a new song in my mouth,
a hymn to our God.
Many shall look on in fear
and they shall trust in the Lord.
5 Blessed the man who sets
his security in the Lord,
who turns not to the arrogant
or to those who stray after falsehood.
6 You, yes you, O Lord, my God,
have done many wondrous deeds!
And in your plans for us
there is none to equal you.
Should I wish to declare or tell them,
too many are they to recount.
7 Sacrifice and offering you do not want;
you opened my ears.
Holocaust and sin-offering you do not request;
8 so I said, “See; I come
with an inscribed scroll written upon me.
9 I delight to do your will, my God;
your law is in my inner being!”...
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40(39):1-9. Radd il-ħajr u talba għall-għajnuna
[S:40:1] Għall-mexxej tal-kor. Salm ta' David.
[S:40:2] Ittamajt b'tama qawwija fil-Mulej;
hu niżel ħdejja u sama' l-għajta tiegħi.
[S:40:3] Minn bir waħxi tellagħni,
minn qalb il-ħama u t-tajn;
fuq il-blat qegħedli riġlejja,
u saħħaħli l-mixi tiegħi.
[S:40:4] Qegħedli fuq fommi għanja ġdida,
għanja ta' tifħir lil Alla tagħna.
Ħafna jaraw u jimtlew bil-biża' tiegħu,
u jittamaw fil-Mulej.
[S:40:5] Hieni l-bniedem li jqiegħed fil-Mulej
it-tama tiegħu,
u ma jmurx mal-kburin, mogħtija għall-gideb.
[S:40:6] Bla għadd l-għemejjel tiegħek, Mulej,
Alla tiegħi;
ta' l-għaġeb il-ħsibijiet tiegħek għalina;
ħadd ma jħabbatha miegħek!
Irrid inxandarhom u fuqhom nitkellem;
iżda huma ħafna biex insemmihom.
[S:40:7] Int ma titgħaxxaqx b'sagrifiċċji u offerti;
imma widnejja inti ftaħtli;
ma tlabtnix vittmi tal-ħruq u tat-tpattija.
[S:40:8] Mbagħad jien għedt: "Hawn jien, ġej.
Fil-bidu tal-ktieb hemm miktub fuqi
[S:40:9] li nagħmel ir-rieda tiegħek.
Alla tiegħi, dan jogħġobni;
il-liġi tiegħek ġewwa qalbi."...