Psalm 51:16 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

¹⁶ For thou desir'st not sacrifice, else would I give it thee; Nor wilt thou with burnt-offering at all delighted be.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ For You delight not in sacrifice, or else would I give it; You find no pleasure in burnt offering. [I Sam. 15:22.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ You don’t want sacrifices. If I gave an entirely burned offering, you wouldn’t be pleased.

Psalm 51:16 Cross References

Psalm 40:6

No sacrifice nor offering didst thou at all desire; Mine ears thou bor'd: sin-off 'ring thou and burnt didst not require:

Psalm 50:8

I for thy sacrifice no blame will on thee lay, Nor for burnt-off 'rings, which to me thou offer'dst ev'ry day.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, thou in the inward parts with truth delighted art; And wisdom thou shalt make me know within the hidden part.

Psalm 71:15

Thy justice and salvation my mouth abroad shall show, Ev'n all the day; for I thereof the numbers do not know.