Psalms 40:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 40:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 40:8 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. within...: Heb. in the midst of my bowels" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 40:8 — KJV
“I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. within...: Heb. in the midst of my bowels”
— Psalms 40:8 (KJV)
Psalms 40:8 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 40:8
“But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. took...: Heb. observed not”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:8: god, law, heart
“Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. the midst...: Heb. the heart of the sea”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:8: yea, heart, heb
“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: midst: Heb. heart”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:8: god, heart, heb
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:8: yea, law, heart
“And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. firmament: Heb. expansion”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:8: god, heb, midst
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