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Psalms 40:7

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Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
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  1. Hebrews 10:7–9Rank 1 from verse 7
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    7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

    8Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

    9Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

  2. Luke 24:44Rank 2 from verse 7
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    44And 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 written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  3. John 5:39Rank 3 from verse 7
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    39¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

  4. Luke 24:27Rank 4 from verse 7
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    27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

  5. 1 Corinthians 15:3–4Rank 5 from verse 7
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    3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

    4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

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Psalms 40:7

COMBINED MEANING

lo

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An exclamation meaning look, see, behold, observe, or take notice, used to call immediate attention to what follows.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

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6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

7Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

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8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

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