Psalms 51:16

51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. else: or, that I should

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For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

For you desire not sacrifice; else would I give it: you delight not in burnt offering.

51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

What does Psalms 51:16 mean?

Psalms 51:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָפֵץ (châphêts), זֶבַח (zebach), נָתַן (nâthan).

Hebrew interlinear

For

thou

desirestחָפֵץchâphêts/khaw-fates'/H2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

not

sacrifice;זֶבַחzebach/zeh'-bakh/H2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

else

would

giveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

it:

thou

delightestרָצָהrâtsâh/raw-tsaw'/H7521to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt

not

burnt

offering.עֹלָהʻôlâh/o-law'/H5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)

else:

or,

that

should

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 51:16.

Exodus 10:25

And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. us: Heb. into our hands

Exodus 18:12

And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.

Exodus 24:5

And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.

Leviticus 1:4

And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Leviticus 4:10

As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

Leviticus 7:18

And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

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What does Psalms 51:16 say?

Psalms 51:16 (King James Version) reads: "For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. else: or, that I should"

Is Psalms 51:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 51:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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