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I Waited Patiently for the LORD

Psalms 40:3

In 11 translations

BSB
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
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.
WEB
He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
ASV
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 Jehovah.
LSV
And He puts a new song in my mouth, “Praise to our God.” Many see and fear, and trust in YHWH.
YLT
And He putteth in my mouth a new song, 'Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.
DBY
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah.Elohim
DRC39:4
And he put a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many shall see, and shall fear: and they shall hope in the Lord.
GNV
And he hath put in my mouth a new song of praise vnto our God: many shall see it and feare, and shall trust in the Lord.
JPS40:4
And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
LXXE39:4
And he put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord.

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Original-language editions

WLC40:4
וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י ׀ שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֪ה לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהוָֽה׃KJV:Ps.40.3
LXX-Br39:4
Καὶ ἐνέβαλεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου ᾆσμα καινὸν, ὕμνον τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν· ὄψονται πολλοὶ καὶ φοβηθήσονται, καὶ ἐλπιοῦσιν ἐπὶ Κύριον.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 33:3Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
  • Psalms 103:1–5Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, who redeems your…
  • Psalms 34:1–6I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice. Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together. I sought the LORD, and…
  • Psalms 52:6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
  • Isaiah 12:1–4In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD…
  • Psalms 35:27May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
  • Revelation 5:9–10And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. You have made…
  • Psalms 144:9I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—
  • Revelation 14:3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  • Psalms 142:7Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
  • Psalms 64:9–10Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done. Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
  • Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
  • Acts 2:31–41Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses. Exalted, then, to the…
  • Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

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  • 40:4 in some Bibles
  • 40:3 in most Bibles

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