Psalm 40:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

‘I enjoy pleasing you. Your Law is in my heart.’ ”

Cross References

Romans 7:22

With my whole heart I agree with the Law of God.

John 4:34

Jesus said: My food is to do what God wants! He is the one who sent me, and I must finish the work that he gave me to do.

Psalm 119:16

I will take pleasure in your laws and remember your words.

Jeremiah 15:16

When you spoke to me, I was glad to obey, because I belong to you, the Lord All-Powerful.

Psalm 119:24

Your laws are my greatest joy! I follow their advice.

Psalm 119:47

I love your commands! They bring me happiness.

Psalm 119:92

If I had not found happiness in obeying your Law, I would have died in misery.

Psalm 112:1

Shout praises to the Lord! The Lord blesses everyone who worships him and gladly obeys his teachings.

Jeremiah 31:33

Here is the new agreement that I, the Lord, will make with the people of Israel: “I will write my laws on their hearts and minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Proverbs 3:1

My child, remember my teachings and instructions and obey them completely.

2 Corinthians 3:3

You are like a letter written by Christ and delivered by us. But you are not written with pen and ink or on tablets made of stone. You are written in our hearts by the Spirit of the living God.

Job 23:12

and I have always treasured his teachings.

Romans 8:29

and he has always known who his chosen ones would be. He had decided to let them become like his own Son, so his Son would be the first of many children.