Ps. 40:1 in context
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Ps. 39:14      Ps. 40:2

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for (I eagerly sought) the Lord (Yahweh),
and he inclined to me
and heard my cry (cry for help; cry of distress).
[In the introduction to the verse, the Hebrew verb qavah (which in its basic form means to seek eagerly and wait patiently) is intensified and reinforced by its repetition, and can then be expressed as "seeking I sought." The verb also has the meaning of twisting together like a thread. It is an image of active waiting, where the one who seeks God becomes intertwined with him. The word for cry is the somewhat rarer shavah, which David has just used for his anguish in the previous Ps. see Ps. 39:12. Now he describes his answer to prayer:]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

לַמְנַצֵּחַ   לְדָוִד   מִזְמוֹר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν κύριον καὶ προσέσχεν μοι καὶ εἰσήκουσεν τῆς δεήσεώς μου

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9005
H5329
 לַ֝ (la)
מְנַצֵּ֗חַ (menatzecha)
 to
to conduct
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel participle active ♂ sing. piel participle active masculine singular

Rd
Vprmsa
H9005
H1732
 לְ (le)
דָוִ֥ד (david)
 to
David
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 R
Npm
H4210
H9016
 מִזְמֽוֹר (mizemvór)
׃
melody
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

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