Psalms 40:7

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	אָ֭מַרְתִּי 'A.mar.ti	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
come	בָ֑אתִי Va.ti	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
volume	בִּמְגִלַּת bim.gi.lat-	H4039	a roll · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
book	סֵ֝֗פֶר Se.fer	H5612	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
written	כָּת֥וּב ka.Tuv	H3789	to grave · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

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.
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 w…
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;
Acts 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
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:
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 te…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:6-10

The psalmist, being struck with amazement at the wonderful works that God had done for his people, is strangely carried out here to foretel that work of wonder which excels all the rest and is the foundation and fountain of all, that of our redemption by our Lord Jesus Christ. God's thoughts, which were to us-ward concerning that work, were the most curious, the most copious, the most gracious, and therefore to be most admired. This paragraph is quoted by the apostle (Heb 10:5, etc.) and applied to Christ and his undertaking for us. As in the institutions, so in the devotions, of the Old Testament saints were aware of; and, when the apostle would show us the Redeemer's voluntary undertaking…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 40:7

Then--in such case, without necessarily referring to order of time. Lo, I come--I am prepared to do, &c. in the volume of the book--roll of the book. Such rolls, resembling maps, are still used in the synagogues. written of me--or on me, prescribed to me (Kg2 22:13). The first is the sense adopted by Paul. In either case, the Pentateuch, or law of Moses, is meant, and while it contains much respecting Christ directly, as Gen 3:15; Gen 49:10; Deu 18:15, and, indirectly, in the Levitical ritual, there is nowhere any allusion to David.

John Gill on Psalms 40:7

Then said I,.... As in the council and covenant of peace, when and where he declared his willingness to come into the world, and make satisfaction for the sins of his people; so when the fulness of time was come for his appearance in human nature he repeated the same; for of the time of his coming into the world are these words interpreted, Hebrews 10:5; when sacrifice and offering God would not have any longer continued, and when a body was prepared him, then he said, Lo, I come; O Father; as Apollinarius, in his metaphrase, adds; that is, freely, and without compulsion; immediately, at once, without any delay; and he himself, and not another; and this not by change of place, but by assump…

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The Church Fathers

That is, it is written about me in the beginning of the Psalter: "Blessed is the man," so I may do your will.
— Arnobius the Younger, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 40

He calls the "roll of the book" every divinely inspired Scripture, both the legal and the prophetic. In these Scriptures things are written concerning the memory of the Savior among us. The psalmist calls it a roll because everything is summed up into one.
— Didymus the Blind, FRAGMENTS ON THE PSALMS 40:8

Here the psalmist introduces the person of Christ, who says, By the will of the Father he came and completed the things that are written concerning him in the law and the prophets. And he declared his righteousness in a great church, which is in all peoples and is more excellent than that of the law.
— Pseudo-Athanasius, EXPOSITION ON PSALM 40

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Humiliation of Christ — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1;…
Old Testament — I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.—
Roll — The common form of ancient books. The Hebrew word rendered “roll” or “volume” is meghillah, found in Ezra 6:2; Ps. 40:7; Jer. 36:2, 6, 23, 28, 29; Ezek. 2:9; 3:1-3; Zech. 5:1, 2. “Rolls” (Chald. pl.…
Writing — The art of writing must have been known in the time of the early Pharaohs. Moses is commanded “to write for a memorial in a book” (Ex. 17:14) a record of the attack of Amalek. Frequent mention is…
Atonement, The · Was voluntary — Was voluntary
Law Of Moses, The · Christ: Fulfilled all precepts of — Christ: Fulfilled all precepts of
Offerings · .A type of Christ — .A type of Christ
Scriptures, The · Are called the: Book — Are called the: Book
Word Of God · .BOOK — .BOOK
Zeal, Religious · EXEMPLIFIE — EXEMPLIFIE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 40:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:6-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 40:7

John Gill on Psalms 40:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 40:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:6-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 40:7

John Gill on Psalms 40:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Psalms 40:6-8

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 40:7-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 40:7

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 40:7