Psalms
Psalm 40:7–8
7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come —
it is written about me in the scroll:
8I delight to do Your will, O my God;c
Your law is within my heart.”
Footnotes
- c 40:8 Cited in Hebrews 10:5–7|HEB 10:5-7
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 40:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אָ֣ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| I said | אָ֭מַרְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Here I am | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I have come | בָ֑אתִי | ḇā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| it is written | כָּת֥וּב | kā·ṯūḇ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| about me | עָלָֽי׃ | ‘ā·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| in the scroll | בִּמְגִלַּת־ | bim·ḡil·laṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4039 roll |
Psalm 40:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I delight | חָפָ֑צְתִּי | ḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2654 delight in |
| to do | לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| Your will | רְצוֹנְךָ֣ | rə·ṣō·wn·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will |
| O my God | אֱלֹהַ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| Your law | וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ | wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| within | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| my heart | מֵעָֽי׃ | mê·‘āy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 40:7 Hebrews 10:7–9 · Luke 24:44 · John 5:39 · Luke 24:27 · 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 · 1 Peter 1:10–11 · Acts 10:43 · Revelation 19:10
Psalm 40:8 Romans 7:22 · John 4:34 · Jeremiah 15:16 · Psalm 119:24 · Psalm 119:16 · Psalm 119:47 · Psalm 37:30–31 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Psalm 119:92 · Psalm 112:1 · Proverbs 3:1 · 2 Corinthians 3:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.