Psalms 40:4

4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.^[a]

Psalms 40:4 in Other Translations

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

4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!

4 Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.

4 Blessed are you who give yourselves over to God, turn your backs on the world's "sure thing," ignore what the world worships;

4 How happy is the man who has put his trust in the Lord and has not turned to the proud or to those who run after lies!

Psalms 40:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 40:4

Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust
For such are safe and secure in him, are possessed of all blessings of grace through him, have peace in their own souls now, and shall enjoy eternal happiness with him hereafter;

and respecteth not the proud;
such as the Pharisees, and all self-righteous persons, who trust in themselves and their own righteousness, submit not to the righteousness of Christ, and despise others; to these such who trust in Christ have no respect; they neither esteem them, nor imitate them;

nor such as turn aside to lies;
to idols, the lying vanities of the Gentiles; or to any doctrines injurious to the person, office, blood, righteousness, sacrifice, and grace of Christ; which are no other than lies, and which those who believe in Christ have no respect to, but abhor both them and the abettors of them.

Psalms 40:4 In-Context

2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORDand put their trust in him.

4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.

5 Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire— but my ears you have opened — burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 34:8
• 2. Psalms 84:12
• 3. Psalms 101:5; Psalms 138:6; Proverbs 3:34; Proverbs 16:5; Isaiah 65:5; 1 Peter 5:5
• 4. S Deuteronomy 31:20; S Psalms 4:2; S Psalms 26:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "to lies"