Psalm 40:8

8 me complace hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío,
pues tus enseñanzas están escritas en mi corazón».

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 40:8 In-Context

6 No te deleitas en las ofrendas ni en los sacrificios.
Ahora que me hiciste escuchar, finalmente comprendo:
tú no exiges ofrendas quemadas ni ofrendas por el pecado.

7 Entonces dije: «Aquí estoy.
Como está escrito acerca de mí en las Escrituras:

8 me complace hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío,
pues tus enseñanzas están escritas en mi corazón».

9 A todo tu pueblo le conté de tu justicia.
No tuve temor de hablar con libertad,
como tú bien lo sabes, oh Señor
.

10 No oculté en mi corazón las buenas noticias acerca de tu justicia;
hablé de tu fidelidad y de tu poder salvador.
A todos en la gran asamblea les conté
de tu fidelidad y tu amor inagotable.