Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, LORD, as you know. New Living Translation I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know. English Standard Version I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD. Berean Standard Bible I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. King James Bible I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. New King James Version I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness In the great assembly; Indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O LORD, You Yourself know. New American Standard Bible I have proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, LORD, You know. NASB 1995 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, You know. NASB 1977 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, Thou knowest. Legacy Standard Bible I proclaim good news of righteousness in the great assembly; Behold, I do not restrain my lips, O Yahweh, You know. Amplified Bible I have proclaimed good news of righteousness [and the joy that comes from obedience to You] in the great assembly; Behold, I will not restrain my lips [from proclaiming Your righteousness], As You know, O LORD. Christian Standard Bible I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; see, I do not keep my mouth closed — as you know, LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; see, I do not keep my mouth closed— as You know, LORD. American Standard Version I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest. Aramaic Bible in Plain English I have preached your righteousness in the great congregation and I have not restrained my lips, LORD JEHOVAH, you do know. Brenton Septuagint Translation I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness. Contemporary English Version When your people worshiped, you know I told them, "Our LORD always helps!" Douay-Rheims Bible I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips : O Lord, thou knowest it. English Revised Version I have published righteousness in the great congregation; lo, I will not refrain my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will announce the good news of righteousness among those assembled for worship. I will not close my lips. You know that, O LORD. Good News Translation In the assembly of all your people, LORD, I told the good news that you save us. You know that I will never stop telling it. International Standard Version In the great congregation I have proclaimed the righteous good news. Behold, I did not seal my lips, LORD, as you know. JPS Tanakh 1917 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, Lo, I did not refrain my lips; O LORD, Thou knowest. Literal Standard Version I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness | In the great assembly, | Behold, I do not restrain my lips, | O YHWH, You have known. Majority Standard Bible I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. New American Bible When I sing of your righteousness in a great assembly, See, I do not restrain my lips; as you, LORD, know. NET Bible I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true. New Revised Standard Version I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; see, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD. New Heart English Bible I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Look, I will not seal my lips, LORD, you know. Webster's Bible Translation I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. World English Bible I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know. Young's Literal Translation I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Waited Patiently for the LORD…8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” 9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. 10I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.… Cross References Joshua 22:22 "The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today. Job 7:11 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Psalm 22:22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly. Psalm 22:25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You. Psalm 22:31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn--all that He has done. Psalm 119:13 With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth. Psalm 139:4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD. Treasury of Scripture I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: see, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, you know. preached Psalm 22:22,25 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee… Psalm 35:18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. Psalm 71:15-18 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof… not Psalm 119:13,171,172 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth… thou knowest Psalm 139:2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Jump to Previous Assembly Congregation Deliverance Glad Great Kept Lips Meeting News Preached Proclaimed Published Refrain Refrained Restrain Restrained Righteousness Seal Tidings WordsJump to Next Assembly Congregation Deliverance Glad Great Kept Lips Meeting News Preached Proclaimed Published Refrain Refrained Restrain Restrained Righteousness Seal Tidings WordsPsalm 40 1. The benefit of confidence in God6. Obedience is the best sacrifice 11. The sense of David's evils inflames his prayer (9) I have preached.--Literally, I have made countenances glad. Notice the rapid succession of clauses, like successive wave-beats of praise, better than any elaborate description to represent the feelings of one whose life was a thanksgiving. Verse 9. - I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: rather, I have proclaimed righteousness. David has sung the praises of God in the "great congregation," and extolled his righteousness and truth (Psalm 35:18). He has not "preached," in the modern sense of the word, since the preaching office was reserved for the priests and Levites. Lo, I have not refrained my lips; or, I will not refrain my lips. I will continue to glorify thee openly, and praise thy Name while I have my being (Psalm 104:33). O Lord, thou knowest; i.e. thou knowest the truth of my statement as to the past, and the sincerity of my promise as to the future.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I proclaimבִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי (biś·śar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1319: To be fresh, full, cheerful), to announce righteousness צֶ֨דֶק ׀ (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity in the great רָ֗ב (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great assembly; בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל (bə·qā·hāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation behold, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! I do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no seal אֶכְלָ֑א (’eḵ·lā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3607: To shut up, restrain, withhold my lips, שְׂ֭פָתַי (p̄ā·ṯay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin as You אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you know, יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know O LORD. יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Psalm 40:9 NIVPsalm 40:9 NLT Psalm 40:9 ESV Psalm 40:9 NASB Psalm 40:9 KJV Psalm 40:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 40:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 40:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 40:9 French Bible Psalm 40:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 40:9 I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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