I Waited Patiently for the LORD
Psalms 40:9
In 11 translations
- BSB
- I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
- KJV
- I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
- WEB
- I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
- ASV
- I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.
- LSV
- I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness || In the great assembly, || Behold, I do not restrain my lips, || O YHWH, You have known.
- YLT
- I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.
- DBY
- I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, thou knowest.
- DRC39:10
- I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips: O Lord, thou knowest it.
- GNV
- I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great Congregation: loe, I will not refraine my lippes: O Lord, thou knowest.
- JPS40:10
- I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, lo, I did not refrain my lips; O LORD, Thou knowest.
- LXXE39:10
- I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness.
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Original-language editions
- WLC40:10
- בִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי צֶ֨דֶק ׀ בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל רָ֗ב הִנֵּ֣ה שְׂ֭פָתַי לֹ֣א אֶכְלָ֑א יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃KJV:Ps.40.9
- LXX-Br39:10
- Εὐηγγελισάμην δικαιοσύνην ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ μεγάλῃ, ἰδοὺ τὰ χείλη μου οὐ μὴ κωλύσω. Κύριε, σὺ ἔγνως
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
LipPreacher; PreachingTestimonyRighteousnessDecisionPraiseDavidText of the Old TestamentZeal, ReligiousJesus, the Christ
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 22:25My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
- Mark 16:15–16And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Psalms 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
- Psalms 71:15–18My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure. I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone. O God,…
- Psalms 119:13With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
- Psalms 35:18Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
- Hebrews 2:12He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”
- Luke 4:16–22Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He…
- Psalms 119:171–172My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes. My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
- 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.
- Psalms 139:2You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
- John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 40:10 in some Bibles
- 40:9 in most Bibles