King James Version

Psalms 40:8

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 40:9.

לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…רְצוֹנְךָ֣retsonekhaas... wouldרָצוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “as... would”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.אֱלֹהַ֣יelohayGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.חָפָ֑צְתִּיchafatsetidesireחָפֵץverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗vetoratekhaand lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).מֵעָֽיmeaybellyמֵעֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “belly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4578used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(40-9) I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law [is] within my heart.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

To do thy good pleasure, my God, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart.

Douay-Rheims

All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(40-9) I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I desired to do thy will, O my God, and thy law in the midst of mine heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημά σου ὁ Θεός μου ἠβουλήθην, καὶ τὸν νόμον σου ἐν μέσῳ τῆς καρδίας μου.