51:15 51:15

Psalms 51:16

51:17 51:17

Bible Versions

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For thou desirest {H2654}{H8799)} not sacrifice {H2077}; else would I give {H5414}{H8799)} it: thou delightest {H7521}{H8799)} not in burnt offering {H5930}.
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.
  • 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?
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