Jesus Speaks in 40th Psalm

Psalm 40:1 - I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Keyword: "Patiently." Not just "wait upon the Lord," but patiently!

Jesus Christ Speaks - Psalm 40:6-8 - Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

This is Messiah speaking to the Father, as quoted in Hebrews 10:5-10, to give Himself as sacrifice and put an end to the animal sacrifice. In the Old Testament Greek text, "mine ears hast thou opened" is given differently as "a body hast thou prepared me," as later quoted in Hebrews, a stunning prophecy of Christ's coming in the flesh to offer Himself as sacrifice.

Psalm 40:9 - I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

Application: "Whether they believe in You or not, You know I have told them." And so Ezekiel 3:19.

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