He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
- BSB He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
- NKJV He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.
- NASB He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord.
- NLT He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.
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Quick answer
God put a new song of praise in David's mouth, and many will see it and trust the Lord. Personal deliverance becomes public testimony that draws others to faith.
Overview
The 'new song' celebrates fresh mercy and overflows into witness. David's rescue leads others to fear and trust God. Redemption always issues in praise, and the redeemed church sings a new song to the Lamb (Revelation 5:9).
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 33:3Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
- Ps 103:1–5By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
- Ps 34:1–6By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
- Ps 52:6The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
- Rev 5:9–10They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- Isa 12:1–4In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
- Rev 14:3They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.
- Ps 144:9I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.
- Ps 35:27Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, “Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
- Ps 142:7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.
- Hos 3:5Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.
- Ps 64:9–10All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
- Acts 2:31–41he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.
- Acts 4:4But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
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