Psalms 40:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.”
Psalms 40:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 40:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 40:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.”
Psalms 40:9 — World English Bible
Psalms 40:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest. ”
Psalms 40:9 — American Standard Version
Psalms 40:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.”
Psalms 40:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 40:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, thou knowest. ”
Psalms 40:9 — Darby Translation
Psalms 40:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great Congregation: loe, I will not refraine my lippes: O Lord, thou knowest.”
Psalms 40:9 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 40:9 in Context — Psalms 40
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
What Does Psalms 40:9 Mean?
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