Psalms 40:8
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.”Psalms 40:8
What Does Psalms 40:8 Mean?
Psalms 40:8 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 40, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 40:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 119:11“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”Jeremiah 31:33“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”Romans 7:22“For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:”Psalms 1:2“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”Matthew 6:10“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”John 4:34“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.”Jeremiah 15:16“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.”Luke 2:49“And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?”Psalms 119:16“I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.”Psalms 119:24“Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.”Luke 22:42“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”Psalms 37:30“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”Psalms 119:47“And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.”Psalms 119:92“Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.”Psalms 112:1“Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”Psalms 37:31“The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”Proverbs 3:1“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”Psalms 84:5“Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.”2 Corinthians 3:3“Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.”Luke 6:45“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”
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