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Psalm 40:5-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 40:5-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Blessed the man who sets
his security in the Lord,
who turns not to the arrogant
or to those who stray after falsehood.(A)
6 You, yes you, O Lord, my God,
have done many wondrous deeds!
And in your plans for us
there is none to equal you.(B)
Should I wish to declare or tell them,
too many are they to recount.(C)
7 [a]Sacrifice and offering you do not want;(D)
you opened my ears.
Holocaust and sin-offering you do not request;
8 so I said, “See; I come
with an inscribed scroll written upon me.
9 I delight to do your will, my God;
your law is in my inner being!”(E)
10 When I sing of your righteousness
in a great assembly,
See, I do not restrain my lips;
as you, Lord, know.(F)
Footnotes
- 40:7–9 Obedience is better than sacrifice (cf. 1 Sm 15:22; Is 1:10–20; Hos 6:6; Am 5:22–25; Mi 6:6–8; Acts 7:42–43 [quoting Am 5:25–26]). Hb 10:5–9 quotes the somewhat different Greek version and interprets it as Christ’s self-oblation.
Psalm 40:5-10
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 40:5-10
New American Standard Bible
5 Many, Lord my God, are (A)the wonders which You have done,
And Your (B)thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They (C)would be too numerous to count.
6 (D)You have not desired [a]sacrifice and meal offering;
You have [b]opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is [c]written of me in the scroll of the book.
8 (E)I delight to do Your will, my God;
(F)Your Law is within my [d]heart.”
9 I have (G)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will (H)not restrain my lips,
Lord, (I)You know.
10 I have (J)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have (K)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:6 I.e., blood sacrifice
- Psalm 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced
- Psalm 40:7 Or prescribed for
- Psalm 40:8 Lit inner being
Psalm 40:5-10
English Standard Version
Psalm 40:5-10
English Standard Version
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
your (A)wondrous deeds and your (B)thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are (C)more than can be told.
6 (D)In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
but you have given me an open (E)ear.[a]
Burnt offering and sin offering
you have not required.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
in the scroll of the book it is written (F)of me:
8 (G)I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is (H)within my heart.”
9 I have told the glad news of deliverance[b]
in (I)the great congregation;
behold, I have not (J)restrained my lips,
(K)as you know, O Lord.
10 I have not hidden your deliverance 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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:6 Hebrew ears you have dug for me
- Psalm 40:9 Hebrew righteousness; also verse 10
Psalm 40:5-10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Psalm 40:5-10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward 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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:6 Heb ears you have dug for me
- Psalm 40:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 40:5-10
New International Version
Psalm 40:5-10
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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