Psalm 66:15
New International Version
I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

New Living Translation
That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you— the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude

English Standard Version
I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah

Berean Standard Bible
I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

King James Bible
I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

New King James Version
I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals, With the sweet aroma of rams; I will offer bulls with goats. Selah

New American Standard Bible
I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat animals, With the smoke of rams; I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats. Selah

NASB 1995
I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke of rams; I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats. Selah.

NASB 1977
I shall offer to Thee burnt offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke of rams; I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats. Selah.

Legacy Standard Bible
I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke of rams; I shall make an offering of bulls with male goats. Selah.

Amplified Bible
I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat lambs, With the [sweet] smoke of rams; I will offer bulls with male goats. Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
I will offer you fattened sheep as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will sacrifice bulls with goats. Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will offer You fattened sheep as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will sacrifice oxen with goats. Selah

American Standard Version
I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. [Selah

Contemporary English Version
I will sacrifice my best sheep and offer bulls and goats on your altar.

English Revised Version
I will offer unto thee burnt offerings of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will offer you a sacrifice of fattened livestock for burnt offerings with the smoke from rams. I will offer cattle and goats. [Selah]

Good News Translation
I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar; I will sacrifice bulls and goats, and the smoke will go up to the sky.

International Standard Version
I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat, along with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams. I will offer bulls along with goats. Interlude

Majority Standard Bible
I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

NET Bible
I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices, along with the smell of sacrificial rams. I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible
I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will offer to thee burnt-sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

World English Bible
I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“I offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, "" With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male goats.” Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
I will bring up to thee burnt-offerings of marrows with incense of rams; I will do oxen with he goats. Silence.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will offer up to thee holocausts full of marrow, with burnt offerings of rams: I will offer to thee bullocks with goats.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I will offer to you holocausts full of marrow, with the burnt offerings of rams. I will offer to you bulls as well as goats.

New American Bible
Burnt offerings of fatlings I will offer you and sacrificial smoke of rams; I will sacrifice oxen and goats. Selah

New Revised Standard Version
I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the savour of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I shall offer burnings of fat to you; I shall offer to you with the savor of rams and I shall offer bulls and goats.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I will offer to thee whole-burnt-sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to thee oxen with goats. Pause.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Make a Joyful Noise
14the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress. 15I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah 16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.…

Cross References
Leviticus 7:12-15
If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. / From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering. ...

Numbers 15:8-10
When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD, / present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil. / Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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.

Isaiah 1:11
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Amos 5:22
Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.

Micah 6:6-8
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? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Malachi 1:11
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Hebrews 13:15-16
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. / And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:18
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”


Treasury of Scripture

I will offer to you burnt sacrifices of fatted calves, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

fatlings [heb.

Jeremiah 41:5
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

I will offer

2 Samuel 6:13,17-19
And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings…

1 Chronicles 16:1-3
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God…

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Psalm 66
1. David exhorts to praise God
5. observe his great works
8. to bless him for his gracious benefits
12. He vows for himself reverent service to God
16. He declares God's special goodness to himself














I will offer You
This phrase signifies a personal commitment and dedication to God. The Hebrew root for "offer" is "עָלָה" (alah), which means to ascend or go up, often used in the context of sacrifices ascending to God. This reflects the worshiper's intention to elevate their devotion and gratitude to the Lord, acknowledging His sovereignty and grace.

burnt offerings
The term "burnt offerings" comes from the Hebrew "עוֹלָה" (olah), which refers to a sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire on the altar. This symbolizes total surrender and consecration to God. Historically, burnt offerings were a central part of Israelite worship, representing atonement and a desire for reconciliation with God.

of fat animals
The phrase "fat animals" indicates the offering of the best and most valuable livestock. In ancient Israel, fatness was associated with prosperity and abundance. Offering the "fat animals" signifies giving God the choicest and most precious possessions, reflecting a heart of generosity and reverence.

with the fragrant smoke of rams
The "fragrant smoke" is a pleasing aroma to the Lord, as described in Levitical law. The Hebrew word "רֵיחַ" (reyach) means aroma or scent, and it conveys the idea of the offering being acceptable and delightful to God. Rams were often used in significant sacrifices, symbolizing strength and leadership.

I will sacrifice
The act of sacrificing, from the Hebrew "זָבַח" (zabach), involves the ritual slaughter of animals as an act of worship. This reflects the seriousness and solemnity of the worshiper's commitment to God, acknowledging His holiness and the need for atonement.

bulls and goats
Bulls and goats were common sacrificial animals in the Old Testament, each with specific symbolic meanings. Bulls, representing strength and service, were often used in covenantal ceremonies. Goats, associated with sin offerings, symbolize the removal of sin and guilt. Together, they represent a comprehensive act of worship and repentance.

Selah
The term "Selah" is a Hebrew word found frequently in the Psalms, though its exact meaning is uncertain. It is often interpreted as a pause for reflection or a musical interlude. In this context, "Selah" invites the reader to pause and meditate on the significance of the offerings and the worshiper's devotion to God, encouraging a deeper understanding and appreciation of the sacrificial system and its fulfillment in Christ.

(15) I will offer.--Such a holocaust could hardly have been vowed by a single person. It is the community that speaks. Besides, the ram was not a sacrifice for any individual, but particularly enjoined for the high priest (Leviticus 9:2), the head of a tribe (Numbers 7), or a Nazarite (Numbers 6:14). Incense is here the ascending smoke of the sacrifice.

Verse 15. - I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings; i.e. of fatted beasts (comp. 1 Samuel 15:9; 2 Samuel 6:13; Ezekiel 39:18). With the incense of rams; i.e. the smoke, or savoury odour of rams. I will offer bullocks with goats; literally, I will prepare - i.e, dress for sacrifice (see 1 Kings 18:23, 26).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I will offer
אַעֲלֶה־ (’a·‘ă·leh-)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

You
לָּ֭ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

fatlings
מֵחִ֣ים (mê·ḥîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4220: Fat, rich

as burnt offerings,
עֹ֘ל֤וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

the fragrant smoke
קְטֹ֣רֶת (qə·ṭō·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7004: Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense

of rams;
אֵילִ֑ים (’ê·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

I will offer
אֶ֥עֱשֶֽׂה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

bulls
בָקָ֖ר (ḇā·qār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd

and
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

goats.
עַתּוּדִ֣ים (‘at·tū·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6260: Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause


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