Psalms 69:31

69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

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It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.

This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that has horns and hoofs.

69:32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. humble: or, meek

What does Psalms 69:31 mean?

Psalms 69:31 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָטַב (yâṭab), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שׁוֹר (shôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

This

also

shall

pleaseיָטַבyâṭab/yaw-tab'/H3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

betterיָטַבyâṭab/yaw-tab'/H3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

than

oxשׁוֹרshôwr/shore/H7794a bullock (as a traveller)

bullockפַּרpar/par/H6499a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)

that

hath

hornsקָרַןqâran/kaw-ran'/H7160to shoot out horns; figuratively, rays

and

hoofs.פָּרַסpâraç/paw-ras'/H6536to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute

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What does Psalms 69:31 say?

Psalms 69:31 (King James Version) reads: "This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs."

Is Psalms 69:31 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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