Psalms 40:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:25 : 25 My praise [shall be] of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
  • Ps 119:13 : 13 ¶ With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
  • Ps 22:22 : 22 ¶ I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
  • Josh 22:22 : 22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if [it be] in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)
  • Luke 4:16-22 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 ‹The Spirit of the Lord› [is] ‹upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,› 19 ‹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.› 20 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, ‹This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.› 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
  • Heb 2:12 : 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
  • John 21:17 : 17 He saith unto him the third time, ‹Simon,› [son] ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.›
  • Ps 35:18 : 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
  • Ps 71:15-18 : 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof]. 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.
  • Ps 119:171-172 : 171 ¶ My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 172 ¶ My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
  • Ps 139:2 : 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
  • Mark 16:15-16 : 15 And he said unto them, ‹Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.› 16 ‹He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.›

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