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I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness In the great assembly; Indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O LORD, You Yourself know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, LORD, You know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, You know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, Thou knowest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I proclaim good news of righteousness in the great assembly; Behold, I do not restrain my lips, O Yahweh, You know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; see, I do not keep my mouth closed — as you know, LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; see, I do not keep my mouth closed— as You know, LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When your people worshiped, you know I told them, "Our LORD always helps!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have published righteousness in the great congregation; lo, I will not refrain my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will announce the good news of righteousness among those assembled for worship. I will not close my lips. You know that, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In the great congregation I have proclaimed the righteous good news. Behold, I did not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Look, I will not seal my lips, LORD, you know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness "" In the great assembly, "" Behold, I do not restrain my lips, "" O YHWH, You have known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I announced good news, justice in the great convocation: behold, my lips I will not shut up, O Jehovah, thou knewest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips : O Lord, thou knowest it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 39:10>I have announced your justice in a great Church: behold, I will not restrain my lips. O Lord, you have known it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When I sing of your righteousness in a great assembly, See, I do not restrain my lips; as you, LORD, know. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; see, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have preached thy righteousness in the great congregation; lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have preached your righteousness in the great congregation and I have not restrained my lips, LORD JEHOVAH, you do know.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have preached righteousness in the great congregation, Lo, I did not refrain my lips; O LORD, Thou knowest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/40-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4752" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/40.htm">I Waited Patiently for the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1319.htm" title="1319: biś·śar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To bear tidings. A primitive root; properly, to be fresh, i.e. Full (figuratively) cheerful); to announce.">I proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ṣe·ḏeq (N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">in the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: bə·qā·hāl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">assembly;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3607.htm" title="3607: ’eḵ·lā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To shut up, restrain, withhold. A primitive root; to restrict, by act or word.">seal</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: p̄ā·ṯay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">my lips,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">as You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">do know.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>I 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-7</a></span><br />Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Acts 10:42-43</a></span><br />And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. / All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-9.htm">Romans 15:9</a></span><br />so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-6.htm">John 17:6</a></span><br />I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Acts 20:20-21</a></span><br />I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house, / testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-14.htm">Romans 10:14-15</a></span><br />How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? / And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">1 Peter 1:12</a></span><br />It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a></span><br />How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a></span><br />If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-19</a></span><br />“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. / But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: see, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, you know.</p><p class="hdg">preached</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-22.htm">Psalm 22:22,25</a></b></br> I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Psalm 35:18</a></b></br> I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Psalm 71:15-18</a></b></br> My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness <i>and</i> thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers <i>thereof</i>… </p><p class="hdg">not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-13.htm">Psalm 119:13,171,172</a></b></br> With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth… </p><p class="hdg">thou knowest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-2.htm">Psalm 139:2</a></b></br> Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/21-17.htm">John 21:17</a></b></br> He saith unto him the third time, Simon, <i>son</i> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/35-9.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/psalms/38-16.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/39-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">News</a> <a href="/revelation/10-7.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Published</a> <a href="/psalms/37-8.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Refrained</a> <a href="/job/37-4.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/psalms/37-30.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-23.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/psalms/38-14.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/44-4.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/psalms/40-16.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/psalms/71-16.htm">News</a> <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Published</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-15.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/psalms/119-101.htm">Refrained</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/songs/8-6.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">The benefit of confidence in God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Obedience is the best sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">The sense of David's evils inflames his prayer</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/40.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;</b><br>This phrase highlights the psalmist's commitment to declaring God's righteousness publicly. The "great assembly" refers to a large gathering of worshippers, likely in the temple in Jerusalem. This setting underscores the importance of communal worship in ancient Israelite culture. The act of proclaiming righteousness aligns with the prophetic tradition, where prophets often spoke God's truth to the people. This public declaration can be seen as a type of Christ, who also proclaimed righteousness and truth to the multitudes (e.g., the Sermon on the Mount in <a href="/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5-7</a>). The emphasis on righteousness connects to the broader biblical theme of God's justice and moral order, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Isaiah 61:11</a>.<p><b>behold, I do not seal my lips,</b><br>The psalmist emphasizes his willingness to speak openly about God's righteousness. In biblical times, sealing one's lips could symbolize silence or withholding truth. This phrase suggests a boldness and readiness to share God's message, reminiscent of the apostles in <a href="/acts/4-20.htm">Acts 4:20</a>, who declared they could not help speaking about what they had seen and heard. The refusal to remain silent is a call to believers to be vocal about their faith and God's works, reflecting the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>.<p><b>as You, O LORD, do know.</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's omniscience, affirming that the Lord is aware of the psalmist's actions and intentions. It reflects a personal relationship with God, where the psalmist is confident that God knows his heart and his commitment to proclaiming righteousness. This assurance of God's knowledge is echoed in passages like <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>, which speaks of God's intimate understanding of each person. It also serves as a reminder that God is the ultimate judge of sincerity and truth in one's declarations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/40.htm">Psalm 40</a>, David is expressing his commitment to proclaiming God's righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_great_assembly.htm">The Great Assembly</a></b><br>This refers to a gathering of God's people, possibly in a worship setting or a public declaration among the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His relationship with His people and His role as the righteous judge and savior.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/proclaiming_righteousness.htm">Proclaiming Righteousness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to openly declare God's righteousness and truth in our communities and churches.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/boldness_in_witness.htm">Boldness in Witness</a></b><br>Like David, we should not seal our lips but speak boldly about our faith and the works of God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/public_worship_and_testimony.htm">Public Worship and Testimony</a></b><br>Engaging in public worship and sharing testimonies can strengthen the faith of others and glorify God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_knowledge_of_our_hearts.htm">God's Knowledge of Our Hearts</a></b><br>God knows our intentions and desires, and we should strive to align our actions with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_faith.htm">Consistency in Faith</a></b><br>Our commitment to proclaiming God's righteousness should be consistent, regardless of the audience or setting.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">I have preached.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">I have made countenances glad.</span><p>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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have preached righteousness in the great congregation</span>: rather, <span class="accented">I</span> <span class="accented">have proclaimed righteousness.</span> David has sung the praises of God in the "great congregation," and extolled his righteousness and truth (<a href="/psalms/35-18.htm">Psalm 35:18</a>). 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, <span class="accented">I will not refrain my lips.</span> I will continue to glorify thee openly, and praise thy Name while I have my being (<a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">Psalm 104:33</a>). O Lord, thou knowest; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> thou knowest the truth of my statement as to the past, and the sincerity of my promise as to the future. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/40-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשַּׂ֤רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(biś·śar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1319.htm">Strong's 1319: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be fresh, full, cheerful), to announce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">righteousness</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶ֨דֶק ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·ḏeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right, equity, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the great</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(rāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">assembly;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקָ֘הָ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qā·hāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assembly, convocation, congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seal</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶכְלָ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(’eḵ·lā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3607.htm">Strong's 3607: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, restrain, withhold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lips,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂ֭פָתַי</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָֽעְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 40:9 I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 40:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 40:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/40-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 40:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 40:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>