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Psalm 40:7–8

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7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—

it is written about me in the scroll.ew

8I desire to do your will,x my God;y

your law is within my heart.”z

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Footnotes

  1. eOr come / with the scroll written for me

Cross references

  1. wJob 19:23; Jer 36:2; 45:1; Eze 2:9; Zec 5:1
  2. xSee Mt 26:39
  3. yHeb 10:5–7*
  4. zSee Dt 6:6; See Job 22:22; Ro 7:22

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then I said, “Behold, I have come;

in the scroll of the book it is written of me:

I delight to do your will, O my God;

your law is within my heart.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then I said, “See, I have come;

in the scroll it is written about me.

I delight to do your will, my God,

and your instruction is deep within me.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then I said, “Look, I have come.

As is written about me in the Scriptures:

I take joy in doing your will, my God,

for your instructions are written on my heart.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then I said, “Look, I come.

In the scroll of the book

it is written concerning me:

‘I delight to do your will, O my God,

and your law is deep within me.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then said I, Lo, I come:

In the volume of the book it is written of me,

I delight to do thy will, O my God:

Yea, thy law is within my heart.