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Psalms 40

Psalms 40 ( Psalms • Chapter 40 (17 verses)): I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see... Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Korah (Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab )): ( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88). (mentioned in Genesis 36 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 16 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 40:13 : "Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me."; Psalms 40:1 : "I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."; Psalms 40:8 : "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 40 ( Psalms • Chapter 40 (17 verses)), Psalms (Old Testament • 150 Chapters), Psalms 140 (Psalms • Chapter 140 (13 verses)).

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Psalms 40
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Psalms • Chapter 40 (17 verses)

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see...

Psalms
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 150 Chapters

Psalms (Old Testament, 150 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , David , Abram/Abraham , Judah , Manasseh , Ephraim . Key places: Zion , Bashan , Lebanon , Sirion , Kadesh 1 , Jordan . Opens with: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornf..."

Psalms 140
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Psalms • Chapter 140 (13 verses)

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

מָגֵן
magen
H4043 Hebrew
shield, buckler, armed protector

shield, buckler, armed protector. Defensive shield; first revealed to Abram ('Do not be afraid, Abram: I am your shield', Genesis 15:1) and frequently in Psalms.

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Korah
82% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab)

( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88).

סֶלָה
sela
H5542 Hebrew
Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause

Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause. Musical, liturgical, and theological pause in the Psalms and Habakkuk, inviting solemn contemplation of great redemptive truths.

תְּהִלָּה
tehilla
H8416 Hebrew
praise, song of adoration, psalm

praise, song of adoration, psalm. Song of praise, adoration; Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms (Tehillim); God inhabits the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3).

ἅγιος
hagios
G0040 Greek
dedicated to the gods, sacred, holy

dedicated to the gods, sacred, holy. Primary meaning: dedicated to the gods, sacred, holy. Strong's: sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated). Lexical nuances: primarily, dedicated to the gods , sacred (Hdt.; rare in Att., never in Hom., Hes. and Trag., who use ἁγνός ), hence, holy , characteristic of God, separated to God, worthy of veneration. Its highest application is to God himself, in his purity, majesty, and glory: Lk 1:49 , Jo 17:11 , Re 4:8 . Hence of things and places which have a claim to reverence as sacred to God, e.g. the Temple: Mt 24:1...

Exodus 40
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Exodus • Chapter 40 (38 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil. Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel .

Ezekiel 40
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Ezekiel • Chapter 40 (49 verses)

In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me thither. In the visions of God brought he me ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zadok , Levi .

Genesis 40
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Genesis • Chapter 40 (23 verses)

And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt . And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. And he put them in ward ... Mentions: Joseph , Egypt.

Isaiah 40
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Isaiah • Chapter 40 (31 verses)

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem , and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion , Lebanon .

Jeremiah 40
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Jeremiah • Chapter 40 (16 verses)

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah , when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah , which were carried away captive unto Babylon . And... Mentions: Judah , Ishmael , Johanan , Jonathan , Seraiah , Ramah 1 , Jerusalem , Babylon , Mizpah 3 , Moab .

Job 40
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Job • Chapter 40 (24 verses)

Moreover the Lord answered Job , and said, Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. Then Job answered the Lord, and said, Mentions: Jordan .

Psalms 1
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Psalms • Chapter 1 (6 verses)

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the riv...

Psalms 2
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Psalms • Chapter 2 (12 verses)

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 3
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Psalms • Chapter 3 (8 verses)

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Psalms 4
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Psalms • Chapter 4 (8 verses)

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. But know that the Lord h...

Psalms 5
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Psalms • Chapter 5 (12 verses)

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Psalms 6
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Psalms • Chapter 6 (10 verses)

O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

Psalms 7
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Psalms • Chapter 7 (17 verses)

O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

Psalms 8
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Psalms • Chapter 8 (9 verses)

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, th...

Psalms 9
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Psalms • Chapter 9 (20 verses)

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 10
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Psalms • Chapter 10 (18 verses)

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abho...

Psalms 11
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Psalms • Chapter 11 (7 verses)

In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Psalms 12
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Psalms • Chapter 12 (8 verses)

Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud ...

Psalms 13
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Psalms • Chapter 13 (6 verses)

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep ...

Psalms 14
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Psalms • Chapter 14 (7 verses)

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 15
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Psalms • Chapter 15 (5 verses)

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neig...

Psalms 16
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Psalms • Chapter 16 (11 verses)

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Psalms 17
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Psalms • Chapter 17 (15 verses)

Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried ...

Psalms 18
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Psalms • Chapter 18 (50 verses)

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from ... Mentions: David .

Psalms 19
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Psalms • Chapter 19 (14 verses)

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Psalms 20
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Psalms • Chapter 20 (9 verses)

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion ; Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 21
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Psalms • Chapter 21 (13 verses)

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold...

Scripture Passages (24)

Psalms 40:13 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

Psalms 40:1 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Psalms 40:8 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

Psalms 40:15 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Psalms 40:7 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Psalms 40:9 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

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

Psalms 40:11 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Psalms 40:6 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

Psalms 40:4 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Psalms 40:16 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

Psalms 40:17 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Psalms 40:2 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

Psalms 40:3 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Psalms 40:14 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalms 40:10 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

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.

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

Psalms 40:12 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Psalms 40:5 (KJV)
Psalms 40 KJV

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.

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

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