Psalm 40:6
“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 40Meaning
Sacrifice and offering are not the final goal; God seeks receptive obedience. The Hebrew wording about the ears and the later Greek/Christian reception should be distinguished rather than flattened.
Obedience and public proclamation
Verses 6–10 move beyond ritual performance toward receptive obedience, delight in God’s will, and open proclamation of righteousness, faithfulness, salvation, steadfast love, and truth.
Read carefully
Sacrifice and offering are not the final goal; God seeks receptive obedience. The Hebrew wording about the ears and the later Greek/Christian reception should be distinguished rather than flattened.
Reflection
Sacrifice and offering are not the final goal; God seeks receptive obedience. The Hebrew wording about the ears and the later Greek/Christian reception should be distinguished rather than flattened.