Psalms 40:7

\40:6\You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

In Context

6\40:5\O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

8\40:7\Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,

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Cross References

Psalms 50:9I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;

Proverbs 21:3To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

Isaiah 50:5And I have not put myself against him, or let my heart be turned back from him.

Luke 24:44And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.

Acts 10:43To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.

Hebrews 10:7Then I said, See, I have come to do your pleasure, O God (as it is said of me in the roll of the book).

Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:7-11

Insufficiency of the Legal Sacrifices; The Efficacy of Christ's Sacrifice. 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord , thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my… Read the whole commentary →

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