Psalms 40:9

"I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”"

Key Reflection

This verse expresses deep spiritual joy in obeying God's will and laws, indicating that the law has become a personal and heartfelt guide rather than an external set of rules. It reflects a transformed heart where God’s commands are not just followed but embraced with delight, symbolizing genuine faith and devotion.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation -I have main tained and defended the principles of righteousness and truth among assembled multitudes. it would be difficult to see how this could be applied to David himself, or on what occasion of his life this could be said of him; but no one can doubt that this is applicable to the Messiah: (a) He was a preacher. (b) He addressed vast multitudes. (c) Before them all, and at all times, he maintained and illustrated the great principles of “righteousness” as demanded by the law of God, and unfolded the way in which all those multitudes might become righteous before God. Lo, I have not refrained my lips -I have not closed my lips.

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