I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy Law is within my heart. The obedience to be rendered will be a true and acceptable obedience,
(1) cheerful, and
Consciously or unconsciously, David speaks as the type of Christ (see Hebrews 10:5-7).
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Psalms 40:8
Psalms 40:8
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