Psalms 40:7

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

ASV

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

LSV

Then I said, “Behold, I have come, || In the roll of the scroll it is written of me,

YLT

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

DBY

Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me —

DRC39:8

Then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me

GNV

Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke it is written of me,

JPS40:8

Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me;

LXXE39:8

Then I said, Behold, I come: in the volume of the book it is written concerning me,Or, am come.

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Original-language editions

WLC40:8

אָ֣ז אָ֭מַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָ֑אתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵ֝֗פֶר כָּת֥וּב עָלָֽי׃KJV:Ps.40.7

LXX-Br39:8

Τότε εἶπον, ἰδοὺ ἥκω· ἐν κεφαλίδι βιβλίου γέγραπται περὶ ἐμοῦ,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Hebrews 10:7–9Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor…
• 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.”
• 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,
• Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
• 1 Corinthians 15:3–4For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
• 1 Peter 1:10–11Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He…
• Acts 10:43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
• 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…
• 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.”

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