Psalms 40:3
Context40:3 He gave me reason to sing a new song, 1
praising our God. 2
May many see what God has done,
so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord! 3
Psalms 71:22
Context71:22 I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument,
praising 4 your faithfulness, O my God!
I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp,
O Holy One of Israel! 5
1 sn A new song was appropriate because the Lord had intervened in the psalmist’s experience in a fresh and exciting way.
2 tn Heb “and he placed in my mouth a new song, praise to our God.”
3 tn Heb “may many see and fear and trust in the
4 tn The word “praising” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 sn The basic sense of the word “holy” is “set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique.” The