Psalm 40:7

• §2824Article 3 · The Seven PetitionsRead at vatican.va

  “Jesus said on entering into this world: "Lo, I have come to do your will, O God."” — Catechism footnote: Heb 10:7; Ps 40:7.

Theodoret of Cyrus

• Theodoret of Cyrus, Dialogues (Eranistes) §2

  “It is this which He signified through the prophet when He said “A body hast thou prepared me” for the divine Apostle being full of the Spirit interpreted the prediction.” — editor's note: Ps. xl. 7. Septuagint. The difficulty how to account for the rendering of אָןְמַסִ כָּרִיהלִו i.e. “My ear hast thou dug” by “σῶμα κατηρτίσω” is an old one.…

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 40

  ““Then said I, Lo, I come!” (ver. 7).” — the author cites it

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• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 44

  “And is it in vain that my name has been written in Thy Book, and Thy name has been inscribed on me?” — editor's note: Ps. xl. 7.

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Hebrews Homily 11

  ““Burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin Thou hast had no pleasure in: then I said, Lo I come to do Thy will, O God!” ( Ps. xl. 6, 7 ), and again, “To what purpose do ye bring the incense from Sheba?” ( Jer. vi. 20.)” — the author cites it

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Hilary of Poitiers

• Hilary of Poitiers, Homilies on the Psalms Homily 2

  “Now of this sacrifice mention is made in another passage of the Psalms: Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared for Me; that is, by offering to God the Father, Who refused the legal sacrifices, the acceptable offering of the body which He received.” — editor's note: Ps. xxxix. (xl.) 7.

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Cited together with

• Psalm 51:9

  Cited together in Homilies on the Psalms Homily 2.

• Luke 22:42

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• Luke 23:46

  Cited together in Homilies on the Psalms Homily 2.

• John 4:34

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• John 5:30

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• John 6:38

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• John 8:29

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• Acts 13:22

  Cited together in Homilies on the Psalms Homily 2.

• Romans 1:16

  Cited together in Homilies on the Psalms Homily 2.

• Galatians 1:4

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• Hebrews 10:7

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• Hebrews 10:10

  Cited together in Catechism §2824.

• 1 Samuel 13:14

  Cited together in Homilies on the Psalms Homily 2.

Quoted in

• Hebrews 10:7

  Hebrews 10:7 takes up the words of Psalm 40:7 (7 words in common).