Psalms 40:9
I have proclaimed thy righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I have not restrained my lips, O LORD! thou knowest!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8O my God! to do thy will is my delight, And thy law dwelleth in my heart!”
Cross References
Psalms 22:22I will proclaim thy name to my brethren; In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Psalms 35:18I will thank thee in the great assembly! Before a numerous people I will praise thee.
Psalms 71:15My mouth shall speak of thy goodness,—Of thy sure protection all the day long; For thy mercies are more than I can number.
Psalms 119:171My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
Jeremiah 31:33But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith Jehovah, I will put my law into their inward parts, And upon their hearts will I write it; And I will be their God, And they shall be my people.
Luke 4:16And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day; and stood up to read.
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 →