Psaume 40:8

8 Je veux faire ta volonté, mon Dieu! Et ta loi est au fond de mon coeur.

Psaume 40:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 40:8

I delight to do thy will, O my God
This he came down from heaven to do, and this he did do, by preaching the Gospel, and working miracles; and above all by obtaining eternal redemption for his people, which he effected by fulfilling the law, becoming a sacrifice, and suffering and dying in their room; all which were the will of God, and grateful to him, and in doing which Christ took the utmost delight and pleasure, ( John 4:34 ) ( Luke 12:50 ) ;

yea, thy law [is] within my heart;
either the whole moral law, under which he was, as man, and the surety of his people; and which was written upon his heart, and which he perfectly obeyed; or that particular law, injunction, and command laid upon him by his Father, to offer himself a sacrifice, and lay down his life for men; which he agreed to, had it in his mind, his heart was set upon it, and he cheerfully complied with it, ( John 10:18 ) ( 14:31 ) .

Psaume 40:8 In-Context

6 Tu ne désires ni sacrifice ni offrande, Tu m'as ouvert les oreilles; Tu ne demandes ni holocauste ni victime expiatoire.

7 Alors je dis: Voici, je viens Avec le rouleau du livre écrit pour moi.

8 Je veux faire ta volonté, mon Dieu! Et ta loi est au fond de mon coeur.

9 J'annonce la justice dans la grande assemblée; Voici, je ne ferme pas mes lèvres, Eternel, tu le sais!

10 Je ne retiens pas dans mon coeur ta justice, Je publie ta vérité et ton salut; Je ne cache pas ta bonté et ta fidélité Dans la grande assemblée.