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New King James Version

Psalms 40:4

Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   Seekers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Beattitudes, General;   Humility-Pride;   Proud, the;   The Topic Concordance - Blessings;   Respect;   Trust;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Blessed, the;   Lying;   Pride;   Trust;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Faith;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Rahab;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Christ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Psalms the book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Leasing;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hope;   Lie;  

Devotionals:

- Today's Word from Skip Moen - Devotion for January 3;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
How happy is anyonewho has put his trust in the Lordand has not turned to the proudor to those who run after lies!
Hebrew Names Version
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, And doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
King James Version
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
English Standard Version
Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
New Century Version
Happy is the person who trusts the Lord , who doesn't turn to those who are proud or to those who worship false gods.
New English Translation
How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
Amplified Bible
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not regard the proud nor those who lapse into lies.
New American Standard Bible
How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who become involved in falsehood.
World English Bible
Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, And doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Blessed is the man that maketh the Lorde his trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such as turne aside to lyes.
Legacy Standard Bible
How blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who stray into falsehood.
Berean Standard Bible
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!
Contemporary English Version
You bless all of those who trust you, Lord , and refuse to worship idols or follow false gods.
Complete Jewish Bible
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will look on in awe and put their trust in Adonai .
Darby Translation
Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies.
Easy-to-Read Version
Great blessings belong to those who trust in the Lord , for those who do not turn to demons and false gods for help.
George Lamsa Translation
Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the LORD, and who returns not to vanity; neither to lying conversation.
Good News Translation
Happy are those who trust the Lord , who do not turn to idols or join those who worship false gods.
Lexham English Bible
Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust and does not turn to the proud and to those who fall away to a lie.
Literal Translation
Blessed is the man who sets Jehovah as his trust, and does not turn to the proud, or to those who turn to a lie.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the LORDE, and turneth not vnto the proude, & to soch as go aboute with lies.
American Standard Version
Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Bible in Basic English
Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God;
King James Version (1611)
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his truste: and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turne aside to lies.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Many shall see it, and feare: and shall put their trust in God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.
English Revised Version
Blessed is the man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Blessid is the man, of whom the name of the Lord is his hope; and he bihelde not in to vanitees, and in to false woodnesses.
Update Bible Version
Blessed is the [noble] man that makes Yahweh his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
New Living Translation
Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord , who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.
New Life Bible
How happy is the man who has made the Lord his trust, and has not turned to the proud or to the followers of lies.
New Revised Standard
Happy are those who make the Lord their trust, who do not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
How happy the man, Who hath made Yahweh his confidence, who hath not turned unto the haughty, nor gone aside unto falsehood.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(39-5) Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.
Revised Standard Version
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods!
Young's Literal Translation
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.
THE MESSAGE
Blessed are you who give yourselves over to God , turn your backs on the world's "sure thing," ignore what the world worships; The world's a huge stockpile of God -wonders and God-thoughts. Nothing and no one comes close to you! I start talking about you, telling what I know, and quickly run out of words. Neither numbers nor words account for you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

Contextual Overview

1 I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. 2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. 3 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. 4 Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Blessed: Psalms 2:12, Psalms 34:8, Psalms 84:11, Psalms 84:12, Psalms 118:8, Psalms 118:9, Jeremiah 17:7, Jeremiah 17:8, Romans 15:12, Romans 15:13

respecteth: Psalms 15:4, Psalms 101:3-7, Psalms 119:21

as turn: Psalms 125:5, Isaiah 44:18-20, Jeremiah 10:14, Jeremiah 10:15, Jonah 2:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 12:20 - turn not 1 Kings 22:43 - he turned Psalms 31:20 - from Psalms 32:1 - Blessed Psalms 32:10 - but Psalms 78:7 - set Jeremiah 48:7 - because

Cross-References

Genesis 37:36
36 Now the Midianites [fn] had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Genesis 39:1
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.
Genesis 40:21
Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.
Genesis 40:23
Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
Psalms 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust,.... For such are safe and secure in him, are possessed of all blessings of grace through him, have peace in their own souls now, and shall enjoy eternal happiness with him hereafter;

and respecteth not the proud; such as the Pharisees, and all self-righteous persons, who trust in themselves and their own righteousness, submit not to the righteousness of Christ, and despise others; to these such who trust in Christ have no respect; they neither esteem them, nor imitate them;

nor such as turn aside to lies; to idols, the lying vanities of the Gentiles; or to any doctrines injurious to the person, office, blood, righteousness, sacrifice, and grace of Christ; which are no other than lies, and which those who believe in Christ have no respect to, but abhor both them and the abettors of them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust - See the notes at Psalms 34:8. Compare Psalms 27:1. Literally, here, “The blessings of the man who places Yahweh for his confidence;” that is, who makes Him his seeurity, or who feels that his security for happiness and salvation is in Him.

And respecteth not the proud - The haughty, or those who are confident in themselves. Literally, “who looks not to the proud;” that is, who does not depend on them for help and for salvation.

Nor such as turn aside to lies - Who depart from the straight path, and incline to that which is false and deceitful. The reference is to those who are easily made to swerve from that which is true and honest to that which is delusive and false. Their integrity cannot be confided in. There is no security that they will be disposed to do right. The idea is, that the man who trusts in God is blessed or happy, as compared with one who trusts in man; man confident in himself; man liable to fall into error; man who is easily led astray; man who is deceitful, and who cannot, therefore, be relied on. God is mighty, but not haughty; God never is drawn aside from the truth; he never deceives.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 40:4. Blessed is that man — The man must be blessed and happy who casts his soul, with all its burden of sin and wretchedness, at the footstool of God's mercy; for he will save all who come to him through the Son of his love.


 
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