Psalm 40:4

New English Translation

⁴How blessed^[a] is the one^[b] who trusts in the Lord^[c]
and does not seek help from^[d] the proud or from liars.^[e]

Psalm 40:4 tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see Pss 1:1, 3; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 84:12; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).
Psalm 40:4 tn Heb “man.” See the note on the word “one” in Ps 1:1.
Psalm 40:4 tn Heb “who has made the Lord his [object of] trust.”
Psalm 40:4 tn Heb “and does not turn toward.”
Psalm 40:4 tn Heb “those falling away toward a lie.”

Psalm 40:4

King James Version

⁴Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

⁴Blessed is the one^(A)
who trusts in the Lord,^(B)
who does not look to the proud,^(C)
to those who turn aside to false gods.^[a]^(D)

⁴^(A)Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust,
And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

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