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Psalms 40:4

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

Blessed {H835} is that man {H1397} that maketh {H7760}{H8804)} the LORD {H3068} his trust {H4009}, and respecteth {H6437}{H8804)} not the proud {H7295}, nor such as turn aside {H7750}{H8802)} to lies {H3577}.

How blessed the man who trusts in ADONAI and does not look to the arrogant or to those who rely on things that are false.

Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

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

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 17:7 (27 votes)

    Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
  • Jeremiah 17:8 (27 votes)

    For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
  • Psalms 84:11 (9 votes)

    For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
  • Psalms 84:12 (9 votes)

    O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee.
  • Psalms 34:8 (7 votes)

    O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.
  • Psalms 118:8 (6 votes)

    [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
  • Psalms 118:9 (6 votes)

    [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
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