Psalms 40:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”

Psalms 40:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 40:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 40:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.”

Psalms 40:6 — World English Bible

Psalms 40:6 ASV — 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.”

Psalms 40:6 — American Standard Version

Psalms 40:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.”

Psalms 40:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 40:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;”

Psalms 40:6 — Darby Translation

Psalms 40:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Sacrifice and offering thou didest not desire: (for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring and sinne offering hast thou not required.”

Psalms 40:6 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 40:6 in Context — Psalms 40

4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

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What Does Psalms 40:6 Mean?

Psalms 40:6 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 40. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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