Psalm 40:8

New Century Version

My God, I want to do what you want. Your teachings are in my heart.”

Cross References

Job 23:12

I have never left the commands he has spoken; I have treasured his words more than my own.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who want what he commands.

Psalm 119:16

I enjoy obeying your demands, and I will not forget your word.

Psalm 119:24

Your rules give me pleasure; they give me good advice.

Psalm 119:47

I enjoy obeying your commands, which I love.

Psalm 119:92

If I had not loved your teachings, I would have died from my sufferings.

Proverbs 3:1

My child, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in mind.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words made me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 31:33

“This is the agreement I will make with the people of Israel at that time,” says the Lord: “I will put my teachings in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One who sent me wants me to do and to finish his work.

Romans 7:22

In my mind, I am happy with God’s law.

Romans 8:29

God knew them before he made the world, and he chose them to be like his Son so that Jesus would be the firstborn of many brothers and sisters.

2 Corinthians 3:3

You show that you are a letter from Christ sent through us. This letter is not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. It is not written on stone tablets but on human hearts.