Psalms 40:9

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I desire to do Your will, my God; Your law is within my heart.

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  • Ps 22:25 : 25 For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, nor has he hidden his face from him; when he cried to him for help, he heard.
  • Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips I recount all the judgments spoken by Your mouth.
  • Ps 22:22 : 22 Save me from the mouth of the lion; from the horns of wild oxen, you have answered me.
  • Josh 22:22 : 22 The Mighty One, God, the LORD—the Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows, and let Israel also know! If it was in rebellion or treachery against the LORD, do not spare us today.
  • Luke 4:16-22 : 16 He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 20 Then He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. All the eyes in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 He began by saying to them, 'Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.' 22 Everyone spoke well of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His lips. They said, 'Isn’t this Joseph’s son?'
  • Heb 2:12 : 12 saying, 'I will declare Your name to My brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing Your praise.'
  • John 21:17 : 17 The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'
  • Ps 35:18 : 18 I will thank You in the great assembly; I will praise You among a mighty people.
  • Ps 71:15-18 : 15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your salvation all day long, though I cannot count them all. 16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Lord God; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone. 17 God, you have taught me from my youth, and to this day I declare your wondrous works. 18 Even when I am old and my hair turns gray, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
  • Ps 119:171-172 : 171 My lips will pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes. 172 My tongue will sing of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
  • Ps 139:2 : 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
  • Mark 16:15-16 : 15 He said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.' 16 'Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 40:10-11
    2 verses
    90%

    10I have proclaimed Your righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I will not seal my lips, LORD, You know this.

    11I have not hidden Your righteousness in my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and salvation. I have not concealed Your love and truth from the great assembly.

  • Ps 40:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared my ears to listen; burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.

    8Then I said, 'Here I am; I have come. In the scroll of the book it is written about me.'

  • Ps 22:22
    74%

    22Save me from the mouth of the lion; from the horns of wild oxen, you have answered me.

  • Ps 109:30
    74%

    30I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; I will exalt Him in the presence of many.

  • Jer 17:16
    73%

    16I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.

  • Ps 22:25
    73%

    25For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, nor has he hidden his face from him; when he cried to him for help, he heard.

  • Ps 71:15
    73%

    15My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your salvation all day long, though I cannot count them all.

  • Ps 35:18
    72%

    18I will thank You in the great assembly; I will praise You among a mighty people.

  • Ps 18:21
    72%

    21The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.

  • Ps 119:13
    72%

    13With my lips I recount all the judgments spoken by Your mouth.

  • 2 Sam 22:22
    71%

    22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not acted wickedly by turning away from my God.

  • Ps 119:46
    71%

    46I will speak of Your testimonies before kings and not be ashamed.

  • Ps 51:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

    15Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

  • Isa 45:19
    70%

    19I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.

  • Ps 111:1
    70%

    1Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

  • Ps 35:28
    70%

    28My tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praise all day long.

  • Ps 17:3
    69%

    3You have tested my heart; you have visited me at night. You have refined me and found no evil. I have resolved that my mouth will not transgress.

  • Jer 20:9
    69%

    9But if I say, 'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,' His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.

  • Mic 7:9
    69%

    9Because I have sinned against Him, I will bear the indignation of the LORD until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light, and I will see His righteousness.

  • Job 27:6
    69%

    6I will hold on to my righteousness and not let it go; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.

  • Ps 75:2
    69%

    2We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. People recount your wondrous works.

  • Ps 71:17
    69%

    17God, you have taught me from my youth, and to this day I declare your wondrous works.

  • Ps 98:2
    69%

    2The LORD has made His salvation known and revealed His righteousness to the nations.

  • Ps 39:1
    69%

    1For the director of music, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.

  • Ps 26:12
    69%

    12My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations, I will bless the Lord.

  • Ps 9:14
    69%

    14Be gracious to me, LORD; see my affliction from those who hate me, you who lift me up from the gates of death.

  • Ps 32:5
    68%

    5Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.

  • Ps 66:16-17
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    68%

    16Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell you what He has done for me.

    17I cried out to Him with my mouth, and His praise was on my tongue.

  • Ps 40:3
    68%

    3He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

  • Jer 11:20
    68%

    20But, LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously and tests the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have presented my case to you.

  • Job 33:3
    68%

    3My words come from an upright heart, and my lips speak with clarity.

  • Ps 119:172
    68%

    172My tongue will sing of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

  • Ps 42:4
    68%

    4My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day long, 'Where is your God?'

  • Jer 20:12
    68%

    12O LORD of Hosts, you who test the righteous and see the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for I have presented my case to you.

  • Prov 8:7
    68%

    7For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

  • Ps 119:43
    68%

    43Do not take the word of truth completely from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

  • Ps 109:1
    68%

    1To the chief musician, a psalm of David, God of my praise, do not be silent.

  • Ps 116:10
    68%

    10I believed, therefore I spoke, 'I am greatly afflicted.'

  • Heb 2:12
    68%

    12saying, 'I will declare Your name to My brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing Your praise.'

  • 1 Chr 29:17
    68%

    17I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. In the uprightness of my heart, I have freely offered all these things; and now I have seen your people, who are present here, joyfully and willingly give to you.

  • Job 13:18
    68%

    18See now, I have prepared my case; I know I will be vindicated.

  • Ps 119:106
    68%

    106I have sworn, and I will confirm it, to keep Your righteous judgments.

  • Ps 26:5
    68%

    5I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked.

  • Ps 19:13
    67%

    13Who can discern their own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.

  • Ps 71:23
    67%

    23My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you—I, whom you have redeemed.

  • Isa 50:5
    67%

    5The Sovereign LORD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn away.