Psalms 40:6

You have no delight in sacrifice or offering, 1 but you have opened my ears; 1 you have not required burnt offerings or sin offerings. 1

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In The King James Version

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

In Context

5Many, Yahweh my God, are the wonderful deeds that you have done, 1 and your thoughts which are about us cannot be numbered; 1 if I declared and spoke of them, 1 they would be more than could be counted. 1

7Then said I, “See, I have come; 1 it is written about me in the scroll of the document. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 21:6then his master must bring him to God. The master must bring him to a door or doorpost, and his master must bore his ear through with an awl. Then the servant will serve him for life.

Job 5:9he who does great and unsearchable things, 1 marvelous things without number. 1

Psalms 50:8I will not reprove you for your sacrifices; 1 your burnt offerings are always before me. 1

Psalms 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness 1 and your salvation all the day, 1 although I cannot understand it. 1

Psalms 139:18If I tried to count them, they would be more in number than the sand. 1 When I awake, I am still with you. 1

Isaiah 25:1Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; 1 for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in perfect faithfulness. 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:2-6

The Benefit of Confidence in God. 1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 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 . 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy… Read the whole commentary →

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