Psalms 40:7
זֶבַח וּמִנְחָה ׀ לֹֽא ־ חָפַצְתָּ אָזְנַיִם כָּרִיתָ לִּי עוֹלָה וַחֲטָאָה לֹא שָׁאָֽלְתָּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
In Context
8אָז אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּה ־ בָאתִי בִּמְגִלַּת ־ סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָֽי ׃
Cross References
Psalms 50:9לֹא ־ אֶקַּח מִבֵּיתְךָ פָר מִמִּכְלְאֹתֶיךָ עַתּוּדִֽים ׃
Proverbs 21:3עֲשֹׂה צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט נִבְחָר לַיהוָה מִזָּֽבַח ׃
Isaiah 50:5אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה פָּתַֽח ־ לִי אֹזֶן וְאָנֹכִי לֹא מָרִיתִי אָחוֹר לֹא נְסוּגֹֽתִי ׃
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 →