Psalms 40:7

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“Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:”

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BSBPD

“Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then said I, `Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 40:7 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
  2. Psalms 50:9I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
  3. Psalms 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
  4. Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
  5. Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
  6. Isaiah 50:5The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
  7. Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
  8. Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
  9. John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
  10. Acts 10:43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
  11. 1 Corinthians 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
  12. Hebrews 10:7Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”
  13. 1 Peter 1:10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
  14. Revelation 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

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