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Psalms 40:6

ObedienceGod's word

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 wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

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.

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BSB
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
KJV
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
WEB
Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
ASV
Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
DARBY
Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;
BLB
In sacrifice and offering You did not take delight, You have opened the ears for me; burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
ÅB
Til slaktoffer og matoffer har du ikke lyst;
ører har du boret for meg.[^1]
Brennoffer og syndoffer krever du ikke.
OTB
Du har ikke ønsket ofre og gaver;
Du har åpnet mine ører;
Du har ikke krevd brennoffer og syndoffer.
B1930
Til slaktoffer og matoffer har du ikke lyst - du har boret ører på mig - brennoffer og syndoffer krever du ikke.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 10:5–12

    Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

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  • Isaiah 1:11

    To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:22

    And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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  • Psalms 51:16

    For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

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  • Hosea 6:6

    For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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  • Matthew 9:13

    But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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  • Matthew 12:7

    But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

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  • Amos 5:22

    Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

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