Psalms 40:10

“Your righteousness I have not covered within my heart; your faithfulness and your salvation I have spoken; I have not hidden your loyal love and your truth from the great assembly.”

Psalms 40:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 40:10, word by word

Your righteousnessצִדְקָתְtsidkat

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

Where else “tsidkat” appears
coveredכִסִּיתִיchisiti

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

Where else “chisiti” appears
withinתוֹךְtoch

inside

The inside of a place or an enclosed space.

Where else “toch” appears
my heartלִבִּlibi

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “libi” appears
your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְemunat

faithfulness

Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.

Where else “emunat” appears
and your salvationתְשׁוּעָתְteshuat

deliverance

When YHWH rescues.

Where else “teshuat” appears
I have spokenאָמָרְתִּיamarti

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amarti” appears
hiddenכִחַדְתִּיchichadti

hide

To hide something, keep silent about it.

Where else “chichadti” appears
your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd

loyal love

God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.

Where else “chasd” appears
and your truthאֲמִתְּamit

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

Where else “amit” appears
from the great assemblyקָהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

Where else “kahal” appears
from the great assemblyרָבrav

great

Of great size or power; the one who stands out.

Where else “rav” appears

The context

9I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness in the great assembly; look, my lips I will not restrain; YHWH, you know it.

10 · This verse (above)

11You, YHWH, will not withhold your mercies from me; your loyal love and your truth will continually guard me.

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