English Standard Version
Psalms 40:3
3He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
Psalms 40:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.
Context of Psalms 40:3
1I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord. 4Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie! 5You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.
Read all of Psalms 40Psalms 40:3 word by word
וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י׀ שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֪ה לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he hath putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- a newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
- songשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
- in my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
- unto our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- and fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- and shall trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
- in the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Psalms 40:3
- Psalms 33:3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
- Psalms 144:9I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
- Revelation 14:3and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- Psalms 103:1Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
- Isaiah 12:1You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
- Psalms 34:1I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Psalms 35:27Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, "Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!"
- Psalms 52:6The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,
- Psalms 64:9Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done.
- Psalms 142:7Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me.
- Hosea 3:5Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days.
- Acts 2:31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
- Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
Commentaries on Psalms 40:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3A new song - Cheerfulness and joy had long been strangers to him. He seemed to live to utter the most doleful complaints, and be a prey to suffering and wretchedness. Praise for a sense of God's favor was a new song to him. The word is often used to signify excellence: I will sing a most excellent and eminent song. Many shalt see it - I will publish it abroad and fear-to sin against the Lord, knowing by my example what a grievous and bitter thing it is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And he hath put a new song in my mouth - See the notes at Psalm 33:3. The idea is, that he had given a new or fresh “occasion” for praise. The deliverance was so marked, and was such an addition to former mercies, that a new expression of thanks was proper. It was an act of such surprising intervention on the part of God that the language used on former occasions, and which was adapted to express the mercies then received, would not be sufficient to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The psalmist thanks the Lord for rescue and affirms that people can trust God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171-3. The figures for deep distress are illustrated in Jeremiah's history (Jr 38:6-12). Patience and trust manifested in distress, deliverance in answer to prayer, and the blessed effect of it in eliciting praise from God's true worshippers, teach us that Christ's suffering is our example, and His deliverance our encouragement (He 5:7, 8; 12:3; 1Pe 4:12-16). inclined--(the ear, Psa 17:6), as if to catch the faintest sigh.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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