Psalms 40:3

World English Bible (2000)

He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.

📖 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 to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
• Ps 52:6 : 6 The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
• Rev 14:3 : 3 They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.
• Ps 34:1-6 : 1 I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad. 3 Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame. 6 This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
• Ps 35:27 : 27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!"
• Ps 64:9-9 : 9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done. 10 The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.
• Ps 103:1-5 : 1 Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! 2 Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don't forget all his benefits; 3 who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases; 4 who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies; 5 who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
• Ps 142:7 : 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me. A Psalm by David.
• Ps 144:9 : 9 I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.
• Isa 12:1-4 : 1 In that day you will say, "I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation." 3 Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation. 4 In that day you will say, "Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name. Declare his doings among the peoples. Proclaim that his name is exalted!
• Hos 3:5 : 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.
• Acts 2:31-41 : 31 he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. 32 This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear. 34 For David didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand, 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."' 36 "Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" 38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself." 40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!" 41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
• Acts 4:4 : 4 But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
• Rev 5:9-9 : 9 They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation, 10 and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on earth."