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Psalms 40:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.


Psalms 40:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 40:512 words
HebrewMeaning
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵיʾašərēy
how blessed!nounH835
happy
הַ/גֶּ֗בֶרhageber
is the manparticleH1397
man · mighty
אֲשֶׁרʾăšer
whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
שָׂ֣םśām
he has madeverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
יְ֭הֹוָהyəhōwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מִבְטַח֑/וֹmibəṭaḥwō
trust hisnounH4009
hope · sure · trust
וְֽ/לֹאwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
פָנָ֥הpānāh
he has turnedverbH6437
at tide · behold · cast out · come on ···
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
רְ֝הָבִ֗יםrəhābiym
proud peoplenounH7295
וְ/שָׂטֵ֥יwəśāṭēy
and those who fall away ofconjH7750
כָזָֽבkāzāb
falsehoodnounH3577
false · leasing · + liar · lie ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 40:5

1. Of all those things which our Lord Jesus Christ has foretold, we know part to have been already accomplished, part we hope will be accomplished hereafter. All of them, however, will be fulfilled, because He is “the Truth” who speaks them, and requires of us to be as “faithful,” as He Himself speaks them faithfully.... 2. Let us say then what this Psalm says. “I waited patiently for the Lord” Psalm 39:1. I waited patiently for the promise of no mere mortal who can both…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 40 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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