Psalms 40 · Verse 7

Psalms 40:7

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Psalms 40:7, King James Version

Psalms 40:7 in other translations

BSBThen I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
WEBThen I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
ASVThen said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:
YLTThen said I, ‘Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,
DARBYThen said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me —
BBEThen I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,
WebsterThen said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

What does Psalms 40:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 40:6-8

6-8. In Paul's view this passage has more meaning than the mere expression of grateful devotion to God's service. He represents Christ as declaring that the sacrifices, whether vegetable or animal, general or special expiatory offerings, would not avail to meet the demands of God's law, and that He had come to render the required satisfaction, which he states was effected by "the offering of the body of Christ" [He…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 In the volume of the book - במגלת ספר bimegillath sepher, "in the roll of the book." Anciently, books were written on skins, and rolled up. Among the Romans, these were called volumina, from volvo, I roll; and the Pentateuch in the Jewish synagogues is still written in this way. There are two wooden rollers; on one they roll on, on the other they roll off, as they proceed in reading. One now lying before me, written on vellum, is two feet two inches in breadth and one hundred and two feet long. To roll and unroll such a MS. was no easy task, and to be managed must lie flat on a table. This contains the Pentateuch only, and is without points, or any other Masoretic distinction. The book mentioned here must be the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses; for, in David's time no other part of Divine revelation had been committed to writing. This whole book speaks about Christ, and his accomplishing the will of God, not only in "the seed of the woman shall bruise the head of the serpent," and "in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;" but in all the sacrifices and sacrificial rites mentioned in the law.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 40:6-10

The psalmist foretells that work of wonder, redemption by our Lord Jesus Christ. The Substance must come, which is Christ, who must bring that glory to God, and that grace to man, which it was impossible the sacrifices should ever do. Observe the setting apart of our Lord Jesus to the work and office of Mediator. In the volume, or roll, of the book it was written of him. In the close rolls of the Divine decrees and…

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Psalms 40:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָ֣ז'azthenH227
אָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiI saidH559
הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!H2009
בָ֑אתִיVa.tiI have comeH935
בִּמְגִלַּת\־bim.gi.lat-in [the] scroll ofH4039
סֵ֝֗פֶרSe.fer[the] bookH5612
כָּת֥וּבka.Tuv[it is] writtenH3789
עָלָֽי\׃'a.Laion meH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 40:7

  • Hebrews 10:7-9

    Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

  • Luke 24:44

    And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  • John 5:39

    Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

  • Luke 24:27

    And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

    For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

  • 1 Peter 1:10-11

    Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

  • Acts 10:43

    To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

  • Revelation 19:10

    And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

  • Genesis 3:15

    And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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Heb 10:7-9
in the.
Ge 3:15; Lu 24:27,44; Joh 5:39; Ac 10:43; 1Co 15:3,4; 1Pe 1:10,11
Re 19:10

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Context

  • Psalms 40:6

    Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

  • Psalms 40:7

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

  • Psalms 40:8

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

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Psalms 40:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces dije: He aquí, vengo; en el envoltorio del libro está escrito de mí:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Au sacrifice et à l’offrande de gâteau tu n’as pas pris plaisir: tu m’as creusé des oreilles; tu n’as pas demandé d’holocauste ni de sacrifice pour le péché.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach ich: Siehe, ich komme; in der Rolle des Buches steht von mir geschrieben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et si ingrediebatur ut videret, vana loquebatur; cor ejus congregavit iniquitatem sibi. Egrediebatur foras et loquebatur.