The Meaning of Psalms 40:3 Explained

Psalms 40:3

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.

YLT: And He putteth in my mouth a new song, 'Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

Darby: And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah.

ASV: 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 Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Psalms 40:3 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
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fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Context Summary

Psalms 40:1-10 - A Joyous Testimony
This psalm follows appropriately on the two former, in which the psalmist had been detailing his sufferings. Here he celebrates deliverance. But a Greater than David is here. Hebrews 10:5-7 puts Psalms 40:6-8 upon the lips of Christ, and we hear His voice speaking through these olden words.
In deep distress, Psalms 40:1-3, what can the soul do but wait patiently until the Lord inclines and hears? The horrible pit is a "pit of roaring;" that is, a ravine where the deep waters rush and roar. What Jeremiah experienced literally, Jeremiah 38:6, we pass through spiritually. But God will leave no child of His there; He will lift him to stand on the rock, his mouth filled with songs.
When we are delivered let us set our gladness to music and embody it in renewed consecration, Psalms 40:4-10. Let us not hide God's love in our hearts, but tell it out. The bored ear, Psalms 40:6, in reference to Exodus 21:6, means obedience forever, absolute consecration, the glad submission of the will. This is dearer to God than the most elaborate ceremonial or ritual. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 40

1  The benefit of confidence in God
6  Obedience is the best sacrifice
11  The sense of David's evils inflames his prayer

What do the individual words in Psalms 40:3 mean?

And He has put in my mouth a song new Praise to our God will see [it] Many and fear and will trust in Yahweh
וַיִּתֵּ֬ן בְּפִ֨י ׀ שִׁ֥יר חָדָשׁ֮ תְּהִלָּ֪ה לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ יִרְא֣וּ רַבִּ֣ים וְיִירָ֑אוּ וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ בַּיהוָֽה

וַיִּתֵּ֬ן  And  He  has  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּפִ֨י ׀  in  my  mouth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
שִׁ֥יר  a  song 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁיר 
Sense: song.
חָדָשׁ֮  new 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָדָשׁ  
Sense: new, new thing, fresh.
תְּהִלָּ֪ה  Praise 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּהִלָּה  
Sense: praise, song or hymn of praise.
לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ  to  our  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִרְא֣וּ  will  see  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
רַבִּ֣ים  Many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
וְיִירָ֑אוּ  and  fear 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָרֵא 
Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
וְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּ  and  will  trust 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בָּטוּחַ 
Sense: to trust.
בַּיהוָֽה  in  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.