Psalms 40:6
“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
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Related Verses
“For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.”
“I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.”
“Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.”
“The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.”
“I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.”