Biblical Hebrew Forum

[kenneth greifer <kennethgreifer AT messianicmistakes.com>]

I would like to ask any Hebrew expert for an opinion about Psalm 40:7. I 
think the usual translation about ears being opened  does not make sense. I 
have tried to regroup some of the letters into new words that I think make 
sense:
  "They sacrificed a gift offering, You did not desire then their lament, You 
gave a feast for me, a burnt offering and a sin offering You did not ask 
then."
  I moved the letter W to the end of the word "sacrifice" and I divided ears 
into "then" )Z and "their lament" NYM. Many dictionaries say the noun NY is a 
variation of the word NHY.
  I think the writer is saying that G-d did not want sacrifices that involved 
mourning, so they gave a gift offering only. Does anyone think this makes 
sense and is this translation grammatically correct? Thank you.
  Kenneth Greifer