How precious also are thy thoughts, O gracious God, to me! And in their sum how passing great and numberless they be!
Psalm 40:6 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) No sacrifice nor offering didst thou at all desire; Mine ears thou bor'd: sin-off 'ring thou and burnt didst not require: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Sacrifice and offering You do not desire, nor have You delight in them; You have given me the capacity to hear and obey [Your law, a more valuable service than] burnt offerings and sin offerings [which] You do not require. American Standard Version (1901) Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. Common English Bible You don’t relish sacrifices or offerings; you don’t require entirely burned offerings or compensation offerings— but you have given me ears! Catholic Public Domain Version My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish? |
How precious also are thy thoughts, O gracious God, to me! And in their sum how passing great and numberless they be!
If I should count them, than the sand they more in number be: What time soever I awake, I ever am with thee.
I for thy sacrifice no blame will on thee lay, Nor for burnt-off 'rings, which to me thou offer'dst ev'ry day.
For thou desir'st not sacrifice, else would I give it thee; Nor wilt thou with burnt-offering at all delighted be.
Thy justice and salvation my mouth abroad shall show, Ev'n all the day; for I thereof the numbers do not know.