Psalms 40:8

40:8 I want to do what pleases you, ¹  my God.

Your law dominates my thoughts.” ² 

Psalms 22:14

22:14 My strength drains away like water; ³ 

all my bones are dislocated;

my heart ⁴  is like wax;

it melts away inside me.

[40:8]  ¹ tn Or “your will.”

[40:8]  ² tn Heb “your law [is] in the midst of my inner parts.” The “inner parts” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s thought life and moral decision making.

[22:14]  ³ tn Heb “like water I am poured out.”

[22:14]  ⁴ sn The heart is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s strength and courage.