Psalm 40:4 “Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned…”

Psalm 40:4

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and regardeth not the proude, nor such as turne aside to lyes.

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.

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.

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.

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Cross references

“Blessed”

Psalm 34:8 Psalm 2:12 Psalm 84:11 Psalm 84:12 Psalm 118:8 Psalm 118:9

Psalm 34:8 · BSB

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Psalm 2:12 · BSB

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Psalm 84:11 · BSB

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Psalm 84:12 · BSB

O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Psalm 118:8 · BSB

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

Psalm 118:9 · BSB

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

“respecteth”

Psalm 15:4 Psalm 101:3–7 Psalm 119:21

Psalm 15:4 · BSB

who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

Psalm 101:3–7 · BSB

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

Psalm 119:21 · BSB

You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.

“as turn”

Psalm 125:5 Jonah 2:8 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 Isaiah 44:18–20 Jeremiah 10:14 Jeremiah 10:15

Psalm 125:5 · BSB

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Jonah 2:8 · BSB

Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · BSB

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Isaiah 44:18–20 · BSB

They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

Jeremiah 10:14 · BSB

Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.

Jeremiah 10:15 · BSB

They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3He 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.

5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

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