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I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly. <a href="/nlt/psalms/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness. <a href="/esv/psalms/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation. <a href="/bsb/psalms/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/psalms/40.htm">King James Bible</a> I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/40.htm">New King James Version</a> I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth From the great assembly. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation. <a href="/nasb/psalms/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> I have not hidden Thy righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth from the great congregation. <a href="/lsb/psalms/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I do not conceal Your righteousness within my heart; I speak of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I do not hide Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly. <a href="/amp/psalms/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I have not concealed Your righteousness within my heart; I have proclaimed Your faithfulness and Your salvation. I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly. <a href="/csb/psalms/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I did not hide your righteousness in my heart; I spoke about your faithfulness and salvation; I did not conceal your constant love and truth from the great assembly. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart; I spoke about Your faithfulness and salvation; I did not conceal Your constant love and truth from the great assembly. <a href="/asv/psalms/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly. <a href="/cev/psalms/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When all your people met, I did not keep silent. I said, "Our LORD is kind. He is faithful and caring, and he saves us." <a href="/erv/psalms/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. <a href="/gwt/psalms/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I have not buried your righteousness deep in my heart. I have been outspoken about your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not hidden your mercy and your truth from those assembled for worship. <a href="/gnt/psalms/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> I have not kept the news of salvation to myself; I have always spoken of your faithfulness and help. In the assembly of all your people I have not been silent about your loyalty and constant love. <a href="/isv/psalms/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> I have not ignored your righteousness in my heart; instead, I have proclaimed your faithfulness and deliverance. I have not concealed your gracious love and truthfulness from the great congregation. <a href="/msb/psalms/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/psalms/40.htm">NET Bible</a> I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness. <a href="/nheb/psalms/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly. <a href="/wbt/psalms/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. <a href="/web/psalms/40.htm">World English Bible</a> I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I have not concealed Your righteousness "" In the midst of my heart, "" I have told of Your faithfulness and Your salvation, "" I have not hidden Your kindness and Your truth, "" To the great assembly. <a href="/ylt/psalms/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thy righteousness I have not concealed In the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I have told, I have not hidden Thy kindness and Thy truth, To the great assembly. <a href="/slt/psalms/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I hid not thy justice within my heart; I said thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I hid not thy mercy and thy truth to the great convocation.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I have not hid thy justice within my heart : I have declared thy truth and thy salvation. I have not concealed thy mercy and thy truth from a great council. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 39:11>I have not concealed your justice within my heart. I have spoken your truth and your salvation. I have not concealed your mercy and your truth from a great assembly. <a href="/nabre/psalms/40.htm">New American Bible</a> I do not conceal your righteousness within my heart; I speak of your loyalty and your salvation. I do not hide your mercy or faithfulness from a great assembly. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I have not hidden your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart but I have told your salvation and your faithfulness, and I have not hidden your kindness and your faithfulness from the great congregation.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> I have not hid Thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy mercy and Thy truth from the great congregation. <a href="/sep/psalms/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> I have not hid thy truth within my heart, and I have declared thy salvation; I have not hid thy mercy and thy truth from the great congregation. <a href="/parallel/psalms/40-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4762" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/40.htm">I Waited Patiently for the LORD</a> …9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. 10<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 have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: ḵis·sî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">covered up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">Your righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">my heart;</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mā·rə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I have declared</a> <a href="/hebrew/530.htm" title="530: ’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) --); or (shortened) >emunah feminine of 'emuwn; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity.">Your faithfulness</a> <a href="/hebrew/8668.htm" title="8668: ū·ṯə·šū·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Deliverance, salvation. Or tshuah; from shava' in the sense of yasha'; rescue.">and salvation;</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 have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: ḵi·ḥaḏ·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">concealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">Your loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">and faithfulness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">from the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: lə·qā·hāl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">assembly.</a> 11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/62-1.htm">Isaiah 62:1</a> For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch. <a href="/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27</a> For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God. <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a> I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. <a href="/matthew/10-27.htm">Matthew 10:27</a> What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-13.htm">2 Corinthians 4:13</a> And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak, <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a> 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. <a href="/acts/4-20.htm">Acts 4:20</a> For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” <a href="/2_timothy/1-8.htm">2 Timothy 1:8</a> So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. <a href="/psalms/22-22.htm">Psalm 22:22</a> I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly. <a href="/hebrews/2-12.htm">Hebrews 2:12</a> He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.” <a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Psalm 71:15-16</a> My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure. / I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16</a> Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! <a href="/psalms/119-13.htm">Psalm 119:13</a> With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth. <a href="/luke/12-3.htm">Luke 12:3</a> What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops. <a href="/psalms/35-28.htm">Psalm 35:28</a> Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I have not hid your righteousness within my heart; I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation: I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great congregation.not hid<a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ezekiel 2:7</a> And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.<a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17,18</a> Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me… <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Acts 20:20,21,26,27</a> And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, … righteousness<a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16,17</a> For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek… <a href="/romans/3-22.htm">Romans 3:22-26</a> Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: … <a href="/romans/10-3.htm">Romans 10:3</a> For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.faithfulness<a href="/acts/13-32.htm">Acts 13:32,33</a> And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, … <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8,9</a> Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: … salvation<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.<a href="/luke/2-30.htm">Luke 2:30-32</a> For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, … <a href="/luke/3-6.htm">Luke 3:6</a> And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.lovingkindness<a href="/psalms/25-10.htm">Psalm 25:10</a> All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.<a href="/psalms/34-6.htm">Psalm 34:6</a> This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.<a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Micah 7:20</a> Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/38-18.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Concealed</a> <a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/40-4.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">Folded</a> <a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/36-10.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/36-10.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/37-26.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/22-22.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/38-22.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/28-8.htm">Saving</a> <a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/36-10.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/33-4.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/33-4.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Within</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/49-4.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-14.htm">Concealed</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-21.htm">Folded</a> <a href="/psalms/40-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/40-13.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/41-12.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/40-16.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Saving</a> <a href="/psalms/41-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Within</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 40</div>1. <a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">The benefit of confidence in God</a> 6. <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Obedience is the best sacrifice</a> 11. <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">The sense of David's evils inflames his prayer</a> </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'; 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This phrase emphasizes the psalmist's commitment to openly acknowledging God's righteousness. In biblical context, righteousness refers to God's moral perfection and justice. The psalmist's refusal to hide this righteousness suggests a deep personal conviction and a desire to share God's character with others. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of proclaiming God's attributes, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Romans 1:17</a>, where God's righteousness is revealed through faith. The heart, in Hebrew thought, is the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions, indicating that the psalmist's declaration is sincere and heartfelt.I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; Here, the psalmist speaks of actively proclaiming God's faithfulness and salvation. Faithfulness refers to God's reliability and steadfastness, a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, as seen in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>. Salvation, in this context, likely refers to deliverance from enemies or personal trials, a common motif in the Psalms. This declaration is not just personal but public, suggesting a testimony to God's saving acts. The act of declaring is akin to the prophetic tradition, where God's messengers announce His deeds and promises, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Isaiah 52:7</a>, which speaks of proclaiming peace and salvation.I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly. The psalmist emphasizes transparency and openness in sharing God's loving devotion (often translated as "steadfast love" or "mercy") and faithfulness. The "great assembly" refers to the congregation of Israel, possibly during public worship at the temple. This setting underscores the communal aspect of faith, where individual experiences of God's love and faithfulness are shared to edify and encourage the community. The psalmist's actions reflect the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where God's attributes are celebrated and remembered collectively, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/31-12.htm">Deuteronomy 31:12</a>, which calls for the assembly to hear and learn God's law. This also prefigures the New Testament church's role in proclaiming God's works, as seen in <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42-47</a>, where believers gather to share in teaching, fellowship, and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> 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 and faithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_assembly.htm">The Great Assembly</a> This refers to the congregation or community of believers where David declares God's attributes. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteousness.htm">God's Righteousness</a> The divine attribute of moral perfection and justice that David is committed to sharing. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_salvation.htm">God's Faithfulness and Salvation</a> These are the acts of God that David is eager to proclaim, emphasizing God's reliability and deliverance. 5. <a href="/topical/l/loving_devotion.htm">Loving Devotion (Hebrew: "chesed")</a> A key Hebrew term often translated as "steadfast love" or "mercy," highlighting God's covenantal loyalty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/proclaiming_god's_righteousness.htm">Proclaiming God's Righteousness</a> As believers, we are called to openly share God's righteousness with others, not keeping it hidden within our hearts. <a href="/topical/d/declaring_god's_faithfulness_and_salvation.htm">Declaring God's Faithfulness and Salvation</a> Our testimony should include God's faithfulness and the salvation He offers, encouraging others to trust in Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_witness.htm">The Importance of Community Witness</a> Sharing God's attributes in the "great assembly" emphasizes the role of community in worship and testimony. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_chesed.htm">Understanding Chesed</a> Recognizing the depth of God's "chesed" (loving devotion) can transform our relationship with Him and inspire us to reflect His love to others. <a href="/topical/l/living_out_our_faith_publicly.htm">Living Out Our Faith Publicly</a> Our faith should be evident in our actions and words, serving as a witness to those around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 40</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'you_are_gods'_mean.htm">What does 'You are gods' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_deliverance.htm">What does the Bible teach about deliverance?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_17_5_align_with_eph._2_8-9.htm">How does the psalmist's reliance on personal righteousness (Psalm 17:5) align with New Testament teachings about salvation by faith and not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9)?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_surrendering_to_god_mean.htm">What does surrendering to God mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. David's psalms furnish a running commentary on these statements. Composed, as appears from the titles, mainly for use in the "great congregation," they set forth the righteousness, faithfulness, salvation, loving-kindness, and truth of God in the strongest possible way. Contemporary Israel, and later Israel, and the Church which has succeeded to the place of the original Israelites, and become "the Israel of God," are alike indebted to him for the wonderful strains in which he has shown forth and magnified these qualities of the Almighty. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/40-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I have not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no covered up כִסִּ֨יתִי ׀ (ḵis·sî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> To plump, fill up hollows, to cover Your righteousness צִדְקָתְךָ֬ (ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> Rightness, subjectively, objectively in בְּת֬וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre my heart; לִבִּ֗י (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre I have declared אָמָ֑רְתִּי (’ā·mā·rə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Your faithfulness אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ (’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_530.htm">Strong's 530: </a> Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity and salvation; וּתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ (ū·ṯə·šū·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8668.htm">Strong's 8668: </a> Deliverance, salvation I have not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no concealed כִחַ֥דְתִּי (ḵi·ḥaḏ·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> To secrete, by act, word, to destroy Your loving devotion חַסְדְּךָ֥ (ḥas·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty or truth וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ (wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness from the great רָֽב׃ (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great assembly. לְקָהָ֥ל (lə·qā·hāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 40:10 I have not hidden your righteousness within (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/40-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 40:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 40:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 40:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 40:11" /></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>