Psalms40
English Standard Version
1To the . A of . I for the Lord; he to me and my .
2He me up from the of , out of the , and my upon a , my .
3He a in my , a song of to our . will and , and put their in the Lord.
4 is the who the Lord his , who does not to the , to those who after a !
5You have , O Lord my , your and your us; can with you! I will and of them, yet they are can be .
6In and you have not , but you have me an open . and you have not .
7Then I , , I have ; in the of the it is of me:
8I to your , O my ; your is my .
9I have told the of in the ; , I have not my , as you , O Lord.
10I have not your my ; I have of your and your ; I have not your and your from the .
11As for you, O Lord, you will not your from me; your and your will me!
12For have me beyond ; my have me, and I ; they are the of my ; my me.
13Be , O Lord, to me! O Lord, to me!
14Let those be and who to away my ; let those be and who in my !
15Let those be of their who to me, , !
16But may who you and be in you; may those who your , is the Lord!
17As for me, I am and , but the takes for me. You are my and my ; do not , O my !
Cross References
Psalms 40Explicitly quotes Ps 40:6-8 to establish Christ's voluntary sacrifice replacing Levitical animal offerings.
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Christ declares He came down from heaven to do the will of God, fulfilling verse 8.
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Christ's offering up prayers with strong crying and tears in Gethsemane matches the patient waiting here.
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Jeremiah's literal deliverance from a miry dungeon illustrates the figurative distress of the psalmist.
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Refers to boring a servant's ear in token of voluntary, perpetual obedience and enslavement.
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Samuel's famous declaration that to obey is better than sacrifice parallels the critique of empty offerings.
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Jesus declares His meat is to do the will of Him that sent Him.
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Parallels declaring God's name and righteousness in the midst of the great congregation.
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Christ confirms that all things written in the Law, Prophets, and Psalms concerning Him must be fulfilled.
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Under the New Covenant, God promises to write His law in the believer's heart.
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Psalm 70 is a near-identical repetition of the petition in verses 13-17.
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Identical imagery of praying to be delivered from the mire and the deep waters.
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The Servant's ear is opened by God, and He is not rebellious, showing obedience.
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Christ points to the Scriptures, which testify directly of Him as written in the volume.
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Using similar imagery of being drawn out of many waters and great dangers.
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