Psalms 40:8

then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

In Context

7Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require :

9that I should do thy will : O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:30The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment.

Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.

Jeremiah 31:33Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt: the covenant which they made void, and I had dominion over them, saith the Lord.

Romans 7:22For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:

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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