Psalms 40:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.”

Psalms 40:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 40:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 40:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.””

Psalms 40:8 — World English Bible

Psalms 40:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.”

Psalms 40:8 — American Standard Version

Psalms 40:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law <FI>is<Fi> within my heart.”

Psalms 40:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 40:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ To do thy good pleasure, my God, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart.”

Psalms 40:8 — Darby Translation

Psalms 40:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I desired to doe thy good will, O my God: yea, thy Lawe is within mine heart.”

Psalms 40:8 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 40:8 in Context — Psalms 40

6 Sacrificio y presente no te agrada; has abierto mis oídos; holocausto y expiación no has demandado.

7 Entonces dije: He aquí, vengo; en el envoltorio del libro está escrito de mí:

8 El hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío, hame agradado; y tu ley está en medio de mis entrañas.

9 Anunciado he justicia en grande congregación: he aquí no detuve mis labios, Jehová, tú [lo] sabes.

10 No encubrí tu justicia dentro de mi corazón: tu verdad y tu salvación he dicho: no oculté tu misericordia y tu verdad en grande concurso.

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What Does Psalms 40:8 Mean?

Psalms 40:8 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 40. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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