


Psalms 51:16
Bible Versions
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For you don't want sacrifices, or I would give them; you don't take pleasure in burnt offerings.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
Note: Commentary is generated by AI with a directive for Biblical fidelity. Always rely on the Holy Spirit for discernment. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
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Hebrews 10:5
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: -
Hebrews 10:6
In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had no pleasure. -
Psalms 40:6
¶ Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. -
Hosea 6:6
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. -
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams. -
Psalms 51:6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom. -
Proverbs 21:27
¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?