Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll:
Parallel translations
- WEB Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
- KJV Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
- NKJV Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
- NASB Then I said, “Behold, I have come; It is written of me in the scroll of the book.
- NLT Then I said, “Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures:
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Quick answer
David declares his readiness to come and do God's will, noting it is written of him in the scroll. He offers himself in glad obedience.
Overview
This statement of willing devotion is quoted in Hebrews 10:7 as the words of Christ entering the world. While true of David's heart, it finds its full meaning in the Son who came to fulfill all that was written of Him. It marks obedience as the heart of true worship.
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Cross-references · 9
- Heb 10:7–9Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”
- Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
- Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- 1 Cor 15:3–4For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
- Rev 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
- 1 Pet 1:10–11Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
- Acts 10:43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
- Gen 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
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