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Psalms 40:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,


Psalms 40:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 40:711 words
HebrewMeaning
זֶ֤בַחzebaḥ
sacrificenounH2077
sacrifice
וּ/מִנְחָ֨הwminəḥāh
and offeringconjH4503
oblation · offering · present · sacrifice
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
חָפַ֗צְתָּḥāpaṣətā
you desiredverbH2654
any at all · take) delight · desire · favour ···
אָ֭זְנַיִםʾāzənayim
earsnounH241
advertise · displease · ear · hearing ···
כָּרִ֣יתָkāriytā
you dugverbH3738
make · open
לִּ֑/יliy
pron
עוֹלָ֥הʿwōlāh
burnt offeringnounH5930
burnt offering · go up to. See also
וַ֝/חֲטָאָ֗הwaḥăṭāʾāh
and sin offeringconjH2401
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
שָׁאָֽלְתָּšāʾālətā
you asked forverbH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 40:7

1. Of all those things which our Lord Jesus Christ has foretold, we know part to have been already accomplished, part we hope will be accomplished hereafter. All of them, however, will be fulfilled, because He is “the Truth” who speaks them, and requires of us to be as “faithful,” as He Himself speaks them faithfully.... 2. Let us say then what this Psalm says. “I waited patiently for the Lord” Psalm 39:1. I waited patiently for the promise of no mere mortal who can both…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 40 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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