Psalms 51:16
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 51 connects to 10 cross-references. A penitential lament of David attributed to his encounter with Nathan after the Bathsheba affair — the most celebrated of the seven penitential psalms. David confesses sin done against God alone, asks for cleansing with hyssop, and prays for a …
Other Translations
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give <FI>it<Fi> , Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.
You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.
Cross References
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And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a …
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Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut …
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall …
If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, …
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of …
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not …
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.