King James Version

Psalms 40:13

Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 40:14.

רְצֵ֣הretsehacceptרָצָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “accept”, a commandH7521to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt(be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיlehatsilenito defendנָצַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to defend”, the to-form of the verbH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְעֶזְרָ֥תִיleezratito helpעֶזְרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5833aidhelp(-ed, -er).חֽוּשָׁהchushahhasteחוּשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “haste”, a commandH2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment(make) haste(-n), ready.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(40-14) Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.

World English Bible

Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.

Darby Translation

Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me; Jehovah, make haste to my help.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(40-14) Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, draw nigh to help me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐδόκησον Κύριε τοῦ ῥύσασθαί με, Κύριε εἰς τὸ βοηθῆσαί μοι πρόσχες.