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Psalms 40:3
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David speaks as a deliverer recounting God’s rescue from the pit of despair, positioned between the description of God setting his feet on a rock and the declaration that blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD.
The words — The Hebrew verb יִתֵּן (yitten) means "he put," and the phrase שִׁיר חָדָשׁ (shir chadash) translates literally to "a new song."
The thread — The motif of a new song appears in Psalms 33:3, while the adjacent call to bless the Lord is found in Psalms 103:1 and Psalms 34:1.
Why it lands — The text states that onlookers will see God’s deliverance, fear Him, and place their trust in the LORD, requiring the reader to recognize that divine rescue generates both public witness and personal reliance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 33:3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
- Psalms 103:1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Psalms 34:1 Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
- Psalms 52:6 The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
- Psalms 35:27 May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
- Psalms 144:9 I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—
- Isaiah 12:1 In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Revelation 14:3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- Psalms 142:7 Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.