Psalm 51:16

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Summary

Psalm 51:16

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

Desirest

Delightest

Hebrews 10:5

General references

Numbers 7:27

Numbers 29:17

Bible References

Desirest

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.

And if one person does wrong, without being conscious of it, then let him give a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering.

Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.

If a man is taken in the act of going in to a married woman, the two of them, the man as well as the woman, are to be put to death: so you are to put away the evil from Israel.

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

Delightest

You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!

What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

For I said nothing to your fathers, and gave them no orders, on the day when I took them out of Egypt, about burned offerings or offerings of beasts:

Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings.

So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;

General references

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

On the second day of the feast give an offering of twelve oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark on them;