Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. New Living Translation You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. English Standard Version For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. Berean Standard Bible For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. King James Bible For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. New King James Version For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. New American Standard Bible For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering. NASB 1995 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. NASB 1977 For Thou dost not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; Thou art not pleased with burnt offering. Legacy Standard Bible For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. Amplified Bible For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. Christian Standard Bible You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; you are not pleased with a burnt offering. Holman Christian Standard Bible You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering. American Standard Version For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because you have not desired sacrifices, neither have you chosen burnt offerings. Brenton Septuagint Translation For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings. Contemporary English Version Offerings and sacrifices are not what you want. Douay-Rheims Bible For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted. English Revised Version For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering. GOD'S WORD® Translation You are not happy with any sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one [to you]. You are not pleased with burnt offerings. Good News Translation You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; you are not pleased with burnt offerings. International Standard Version Indeed, you do not delight in sacrifices, or I would give them, nor do you desire burnt offerings. JPS Tanakh 1917 For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. Literal Standard Version For You do not desire sacrifice, or I give [it], | You do not accept burnt-offering. Majority Standard Bible For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. New American Bible For you do not desire sacrifice or I would give it; a burnt offering you would not accept. NET Bible Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice. New Revised Standard Version For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased. New Heart English Bible For you do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering. Webster's Bible Translation For thou desirest not sacrifice: else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt-offering. World English Bible For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering. Young's Literal Translation For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give it, Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God…15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. 16For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. 17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.… Cross References 1 Samuel 15:22 But Samuel declared: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. Psalm 40:6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. Psalm 50:8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. Psalm 69:31 And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves. Jeremiah 7:22 For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, Hosea 14:2 Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: "Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. Micah 6:6 With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? Treasury of Scripture For you desire not sacrifice; else would I give it: you delight not in burnt offering. desirest Psalm 51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Exodus 21:14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. Numbers 15:27,30,31 And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering… else would I. Psalm 40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Psalm 50:8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Jump to Previous Acceptest Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Delight Delightest Desire Desirest Offering Offerings Otherwise Pleased Pleasure SacrificeJump to Next Acceptest Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Delight Delightest Desire Desirest Offering Offerings Otherwise Pleased Pleasure SacrificePsalm 51 1. David prays for remission of sins, whereof he makes a deep confession6. He prays for sanctification 16. God delights not in sacrifice, but in sincerity 18. He prays for the church (16) Sacrifice.--The rabbinical commentators on this verse represent the penitence of David as having taken the place of the sin-offering prescribed by the Law. In the mouth of an individual, language with such an intention would not have been possible. To the nation exiled and deprived of the legal rites, and by that very deprivation compelled to look beyond their outward form to their inner spirit, the words are most appropriate.Verse 16. - For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it. If there had been any sacrifices which God desired or required for such offences as adultery and murder, David would have willingly offered them. But there were none. As Hammond observes, "The Mosaical Law allows no reconciliation, no sacrifice, for such sins." Thou delightest not in burnt offering. In the mere act of sacrifice - the untimely slaying of his own creatures - God could at no time have had any pleasure. His satisfaction could only arise from the spirit in which sacrifices were offered - the gratitude, devotion, self-renunciation, obedience, of those who approached him with them (comp. Psalm 40:6; Psalm 50:8-13; Isaiah 1:11-17, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י ׀ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You do not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no delight תַחְפֹּ֣ץ (ṯaḥ·pōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire in sacrifice, זֶ֣בַח (ze·ḇaḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice or I would bring it; וְאֶתֵּ֑נָה (wə·’et·tê·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set You take no pleasure תִרְצֶֽה׃ (ṯir·ṣeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt in burnt offerings. ע֝וֹלָ֗ה (‘ō·w·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering Links Psalm 51:16 NIVPsalm 51:16 NLT Psalm 51:16 ESV Psalm 51:16 NASB Psalm 51:16 KJV Psalm 51:16 BibleApps.com Psalm 51:16 Biblia Paralela Psalm 51:16 Chinese Bible Psalm 51:16 French Bible Psalm 51:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 51:16 For you don't delight in sacrifice (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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