Psalms 40:4

In 11 translations

BSB

Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.Or who turn aside to false gods or who run after lies

KJV

Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

WEB

Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

ASV

Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

LSV

O the blessedness of the man || Who has made YHWH his trust, || And has not turned to the proud, || And those turning aside to lies.

YLT

O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.

DBY

Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies.

DRC39:5

Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.

GNV

Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such as turne aside to lyes.

JPS40:5

Happy is the man that hath made the LORD his trust, and hath not turned unto the arrogant, nor unto such as fall away treacherously.

LXXE39:5

Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

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WLC40:5

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃KJV:Ps.40.4

LXX-Br39:5

Μακάριος ἀνὴρ, οὗ ἐστι τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐπέβλεψεν εἰς ματαιότητας καὶ μανίας ψευδεῖς.

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• Jeremiah 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are…
• Psalms 84:11–12For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
• Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
• Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
• Psalms 118:8–9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
• Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Romans 15:12–13And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.” Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe…
• Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they…
• Jeremiah 10:14–15Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of…
• Jonah 2:8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
• Psalms 101:3–7I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil. Whoever slanders his neighbor in…
• Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
• Isaiah 44:18–20They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I…

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