Psalms 40:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then I say,“Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 10:7-9 : 7 “Then I said,‘Here I am: I have come– it is written of me in the scroll of the book– to do your will, O God.’” 8 When he says above,“Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings you did not desire nor did you take delight in them”(which are offered according to the law), 9 then he says,“Here I am: I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first to establish the second.
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 Jesus’ Final Commission Then he said to them,“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”
  • John 5:39 : 39 You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
  • Luke 24:27 : 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.
  • 1 Pet 1:10-11 : 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully. 11 They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory.
  • Rev 19:10 : 10 So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said,“Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
  • Acts 10:43 : 43 About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
  • 1 Cor 15:3-4 : 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received– that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, 4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures,
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring’s heel.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 10:5-9
    5 verses
    94%

    5So when he came into the world, he said,“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.

    6“Whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings you took no delight in.

    7“Then I said,‘Here I am: I have come– it is written of me in the scroll of the book– to do your will, O God.’”

    8When he says above,“Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings you did not desire nor did you take delight in them”(which are offered according to the law),

    9then he says,“Here I am: I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first to establish the second.

  • Ps 40:8-9
    2 verses
    82%

    8I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.”

    9I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true.

  • Ps 40:6
    77%

    6Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.

  • Luke 4:17
    70%

    17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

  • 2 Sam 15:26
    70%

    26However, if he should say,‘I do not take pleasure in you,’ then he will deal with me in a way that he considers appropriate.”

  • Luke 22:37
    69%

    37For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me,‘And he was counted with the transgressors.’ For what is written about me is being fulfilled.”

  • Ps 5:7
    68%

    7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

  • Ps 2:7
    68%

    7The king says,“I will announce the LORD’s decree. He said to me:‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father!

  • Isa 50:5
    68%

    5The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me clearly; I have not rebelled, I have not turned back.

  • Ps 66:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices, along with the smell of sacrificial rams. I will offer cattle and goats.(Selah)

    16Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.

  • Isa 49:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the hollow of his hand; he made me like a sharpened arrow, he hid me in his quiver.

    3He said to me,“You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor.”

  • Matt 12:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

    18“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

  • Acts 8:32
    68%

    32Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this:“He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

  • Isa 6:8
    67%

    8I heard the voice of the Lord say,“Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” I answered,“Here I am, send me!”

  • Mark 1:2
    67%

    2As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,

  • John 6:38
    67%

    38For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.

  • Rom 7:22
    67%

    22For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

  • Heb 10:16
    67%

    16“This is the covenant that I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord. I will put my laws on their hearts and I will inscribe them on their minds,”

  • Isa 48:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15I, I have spoken– yes, I have summoned him; I lead him and he will succeed.

    16Approach me! Listen to this! From the very first I have not spoken in secret; when it happens, I am there.” So now, the Sovereign LORD has sent me, accompanied by his Spirit.

  • Ezek 2:9
    67%

    9Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.

  • Isa 42:1
    67%

    1The Lord Commissions His Special Servant“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my Spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.

  • Zech 2:10
    66%

    10“Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst,” says the LORD.

  • Isa 1:12
    66%

    12When you enter my presence, do you actually think I want this– animals trampling on my courtyards?

  • Prov 7:15
    66%

    15That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!

  • Ps 22:25
    66%

    25You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the LORD’s loyal followers.

  • Mic 7:9
    66%

    9I must endure the LORD’s fury, for I have sinned against him. But then he will defend my cause, and accomplish justice on my behalf. He will lead me out into the light; I will witness his deliverance.

  • Matt 21:4
    66%

    4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:

  • Ps 66:13
    66%

    13I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you,

  • Mic 6:6
    66%

    6With what should I enter the LORD’s presence? With what should I bow before the sovereign God? Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

  • Heb 1:9
    66%

    9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.”

  • Job 33:8
    66%

    8Elihu Rejects Job’s Plea of Innocence“Indeed, you have said in my hearing(I heard the sound of the words!):

  • Luke 7:27
    66%

    27This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • Isa 63:4
    66%

    4For I looked forward to the day of vengeance, and then payback time arrived.

  • Ps 45:1
    65%

    1For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say,“I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”

  • Ezek 7:1
    65%

    1The End Arrives The LORD’s message came to me:

  • Isa 40:10
    65%

    10Look, the Sovereign LORD comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him.

  • Jer 17:15
    65%

    15Look at what they are saying to me,“Where are the events in the LORD’s message? Let’s see them happen, please!”

  • Rev 5:7
    65%

    7Then he came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,

  • Ps 119:47
    65%

    47I will find delight in your commands, which I love.

  • Num 22:38
    65%

    38Balaam said to Balak,“Look, I have come to you. Now, am I able to speak just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”

  • Rev 22:7
    65%

    7(Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.)