Psalms 40:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

And he hath put in my mouth a new song of praise vnto our God: many shal see it and feare, and shall trust in the Lord.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי ׀ מִבּ֥וֹר שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֢יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כּוֹנֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי

Transliteration

Wayyaʿălēnî from bôr šāʾôn, from ṭîṭ hayyāwēn, wayyāqem upon selaʿ my raḡlay, kônēn my ʾăšurāy

Grammar Details

• *Wayyaʿălēnî*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - 'and he brought me up'
• *bôr šāʾôn*: masculine noun + masculine noun in construct - 'pit of noise/destruction'
• *ṭîṭ hayyāwēn*: masculine noun + definite article + masculine noun - 'miry clay/mud of mire'
• *wayyāqem*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he set/established'
• *selaʿ*: masculine noun - 'rock'
• *raḡlay*: dual noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my feet'
• *kônēn*: Polel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he established/made firm'
• *ʾăšurāy*: plural noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my steps'

Word Meanings

• *bôr šāʾôn*: pit of destruction/pit of noise/pit of tumult/horrible pit
• *ṭîṭ hayyāwēn*: miry clay/clay of mire/slimy mud/muddy clay
• *selaʿ*: rock/cliff/crag
• *kônēn*: established/made firm/secured/stabilized
• *ʾăšurāy*: my steps/my goings/my path

Referenced Verses

• Ps 33:3 : 3 Sing vnto him a newe song: sing cheerefully with a loude voyce.
• Ps 52:6 : 6 The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,
• Rev 14:3 : 3 And they sung as it were a newe song before the throne, and before the foure beasts, and the Elders: and no man could learne that song, but the hundreth, fourtie and foure thousand, which were bought from the earth.
• Ps 34:1-6 : 1 A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who droue him away, and he departed. I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lorde: his praise shalbe in my mouth continually. 2 My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad. 3 Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare. 5 They shall looke vnto him, and runne to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying, 6 This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued him out of all his troubles.
• Ps 35:27 : 27 But let them be ioyful and glad, that loue my righteousnesse: yea, let them say alway, Let the Lord be magnified, which loueth the prosperitie of his seruant.
• Ps 64:9-9 : 9 And all men shall see it, and declare the worke of God, and they shall vnderstand, what he hath wrought. 10 But the righteous shalbe glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are vpright of heart, shall reioyce.
• Ps 103:1-5 : 1 A Psalme of Dauid. My soule, prayse thou the Lorde, and all that is within me, prayse his holy Name. 2 My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefites. 3 Which forgiueth all thine iniquitie, and healeth all thine infirmities. 4 Which redeemeth thy life from the graue, and crowneth thee with mercy and compassions. 5 Which satisfieth thy mouth with good things: and thy youth is renued like the eagles.
• Ps 142:7 : 7 Bring my soule out of prison, that I may prayse thy Name: then shal the righteous come about me, when thou art beneficiall vnto me.
• Ps 144:9 : 9 I wil sing a new song vnto thee, O God, and sing vnto thee vpon a viole, and an instrument of ten strings.
• Isa 12:1-4 : 1 And thou shalt say in that day, O Lorde, I will prayse thee: though thou wast angrie with me, thy wrath is turned away, and thou comfortest me. 2 Beholde, God is my saluation: I will trust, and will not feare: for ye Lord God is my strength and song: he also is become my saluation. 3 Therefore with ioy shall ye drawe waters out of the welles of saluation. 4 And ye shall say in that day, Prayse the Lord: call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people: make mention of them, for his Name is exalted.
• Hos 3:5 : 5 Afterward shall the children of Israel conuert, and seeke the Lorde their God, and Dauid their King, and shall feare the Lord, and his goodnes in the latter dayes.
• Acts 2:31-41 : 31 Hee knowing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soule shoulde not bee left in graue, neither his flesh shoulde see corruption. 32 This Iesus hath God raised vp, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Since then that he by the right hande of God hath bene exalted, and hath receiued of his Father the promise of the holy Ghost, hee hath shed foorth this which yee nowe see and heare. 34 For Dauid is not ascended into heauen, but he sayth, The Lord sayd to my Lorde, Sit at my right hande, 35 Vntill I make thine enemies thy footestoole. 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for a suretie, that God hath made him both Lorde, and Christ, this Iesus, I say, whome yee haue crucified. 37 Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe? 38 Then Peter said vnto them, Amend your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is made vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are a farre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words he besought and exhorted them, saying, Saue your selues from this froward generation. 41 Then they that gladly receiued his word, were baptized: and the same day there were added to the Church about three thousand soules.
• Acts 4:4 : 4 Howbeit, many of them which heard the word, beleeued, and the number of the men was about fiue thousand.
• Rev 5:9-9 : 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthie to take the Booke, and to open the seales thereof, because thou wast killed, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation, 10 And hast made vs vnto our God Kings and Priests, and we shall reigne on the earth.