Psalms 40:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not turn to the proud or to those who follow falsehoods.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־פָנָ֥ה אֶל־רְ֝הָבִ֗ים וְשָׂטֵ֥י כָזָֽב

Transliteration

ʾAšrê the geber who sām YHWH his mibṭaḥô, wəlōʾ-pānâ to rəhābîm wəśāṭê kāzāb

Grammar Details

• *ʾAšrê*: masculine plural construct noun - 'blessed/happy is'
• *geber*: masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the man/strong man'
• *sām*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has made/placed'
• *YHWH*: proper divine name
• *mibṭaḥô*: masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - 'his trust'
• *wəlōʾ-pānâ*: negation with conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has not turned'
• *rəhābîm*: masculine plural noun - 'proud/arrogant ones'
• *wəśāṭê kāzāb*: masculine plural construct participle with conjunction + masculine singular noun - 'and those turning aside to falsehood'

Word Meanings

• *ʾAšrê*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *geber*: man/strong man/warrior/mighty one
• *mibṭaḥô*: his trust/his confidence/his security
• *rəhābîm*: proud ones/arrogant ones/the boastful/Rahab (as type of pride)
• *wəśāṭê kāzāb*: those turning aside to falsehood/those who turn to lies/apostates of falsehood

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be counted in order to You: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Many,{H7227} O Jehovah{H3068} my God,{H430} are the wonderful{H6381} works which thou hast done,{H6213} And thy thoughts{H4284} which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order{H6186} unto thee; If I would declare{H5046} and speak{H1696} of them, They are more{H6105} than can be numbered.{H5608}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Many{H7227}, O LORD{H3068} my God{H430}, are thy wonderful{H6381}{H8737)} works which thou hast done{H6213}{H8804)}, and thy thoughts{H4284} which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order{H6186}{H8800)} unto thee: if I would declare{H5046}{H8686)} and speak{H1696}{H8762)} of them, they are more{H6105}{H8804)} than can be numbered{H5608}{H8763)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O LORDE my God, greate are yi wonderous workes which thou hast done: & in thy thoughtes towarde vs there maye none be lickened vnto the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  O Lorde my God, thou hast made thy wonderfull workes so many, that none can count in order to thee thy thoughts toward vs: I would declare, and speake of them, but they are moe then I am able to expresse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in God: and turned not vnto the proude, and to such as decline to lyes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, And your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be set in order to you; If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  O LORD, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 71:15 : 15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your salvation all day long, though I cannot count them all.
• Ps 139:17-18 : 17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with You.
• Jer 29:11 : 11 For I know the plans I have for you—this is the LORD's declaration—plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
• Ps 136:4 : 4 To Him who alone does great wonders, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?
• Job 5:9 : 9 He performs great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
• Ps 92:5 : 5 For You have made me glad by Your work, O LORD; I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
• Ps 139:6 : 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
• Job 9:10 : 10 He performs great and unsearchable things, and wonders without number.
• Job 26:14 : 14 Behold, these are but the edges of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we hear of him! But the thunder of his power—who can understand?
• Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
• Exod 11:8 : 8 All these servants of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying, ‘Leave, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will go out." And he left Pharaoh in hot anger.
• Job 37:19-20 : 19 Teach us what we should say to Him, for we cannot present our case because of the darkness. 20 Should it be told to Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?