For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Psalm 50:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices Or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I do not reprove you for your sacrifices; your burnt offerings are continually before Me. American Standard Version (1901) I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me. Common English Bible I’m not punishing you for your sacrifices or for your entirely burned offerings, which are always before me. Catholic Public Domain Version For behold, you have loved truth. The obscure and hidden things of your wisdom, you have manifested to me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me. |
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.