Psalm 40:5-11
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts towards us;
none can compare with you.
Were I to proclaim and tell of them,
they would be more than can be counted.
6 Sacrifice and offering you do not desire,
but you have given me an open ear.[a]
Burnt-offering and sin-offering
you have not required.
7 Then I said, ‘Here I am;
in the scroll of the book it is written of me.[b]
8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.’
9 I have told the glad news of deliverance
in the great congregation;
see, I have not restrained my lips,
as you know, O Lord.
10 I have not hidden your saving help within my heart,
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.
11 Do not, O Lord, withhold
your mercy from me;
let your steadfast love and your faithfulness
keep me safe for ever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:6 Heb ears you have dug for me
- Psalm 40:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 40:5-11
New International Version
5 Many, Lord my God,
are the wonders(A) you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare(B) with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many(C) to declare.
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(D)
but my ears you have opened[a]—(E)
burnt offerings(F) and sin offerings[b] you did not require.
7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll.[c](G)
8 I desire to do your will,(H) my God;(I)
your law is within my heart.”(J)
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
- Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
- Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me
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