Psalms

Psalm 40:8

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

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I delightחָפָ֑צְתִּיḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2654 delight in
to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־la·‘ă·śō·wṯ-Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
Your willרְצוֹנְךָ֣rə·ṣō·wn·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
O my Godאֱלֹהַ֣י’ĕ·lō·hayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
Your lawוְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8451 direction, instruction, law
withinבְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8432 midst
my heartמֵעָֽי׃mê·‘āyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.