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Psalms 40:8–10

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I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
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From verse 8

  1. Romans 7:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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    22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

  2. John 4:34Rank 2 from verse 8
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  3. Jeremiah 15:16Rank 3 from verse 8
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    16Thy 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.

  4. Psalms 119:16Rank 4 from verse 8
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    16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

  5. Psalms 119:24Rank 5 from verse 8
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    24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.

From verse 9

  1. Psalms 22:25Rank 1 from verse 9
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    25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

  2. Mark 16:15–16Rank 2 from verse 9
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    15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

  3. Psalms 22:22Rank 3 from verse 9
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    22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

  4. Psalms 71:15–18Rank 4 from verse 9
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    15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

    16I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

    17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

    18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  5. Hebrews 2:12Rank 5 from verse 9
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    12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

From verse 10

  1. Romans 1:16–17Rank 1 from verse 10
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    16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

    17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

  2. Acts 20:20–21Rank 2 from verse 10
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    20And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

    21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

  3. 1 Timothy 1:15Rank 3 from verse 10
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    15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

  4. Romans 10:9–10Rank 4 from verse 10
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    9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

    10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

  5. 1 Thessalonians 1:8Rank 5 from verse 10
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    8For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

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Psalms 40:8

COMBINED MEANING

delight

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Sense 1: To take or give great pleasure or satisfaction. Sense 2: A high degree of pleasure or satisfaction of mind; joy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 40:9

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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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COMBINED MEANING

refrained

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Held back, restrained, abstained, or kept from an action or expression.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 40:10

COMBINED MEANING

hid

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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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declared

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of declare, meaning to make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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concealed

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Hidden, covered, kept secret, or withheld from sight, hearing, or knowledge.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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

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

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9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

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10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

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11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

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