Psalm 40:6

New American Standard Bible 2020

¶You have not desired sacrifice and meal offering; You have opened my ears; You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

Cross References

Job 33:16

Then He opens the ears of people, And horrifies them with warnings,

Job 5:9

Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.

Psalm 139:17

¶How precious also are Your thoughts for me, God! How vast is the sum of them!

Psalm 139:18

Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.

Psalm 50:8

“I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

Psalm 51:16

For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the art of writing.

Exodus 21:6

then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

Isaiah 1:11

“What are your many sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fattened cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.

Isaiah 25:1

Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

Isaiah 66:3

¶“But the one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a person; The one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; One who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; One who burns incense is like one who blesses an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, And their souls delight in their abominations,

Hosea 6:6

For I desire loyalty rather than sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Amos 5:22

“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fattened oxen.

Matthew 12:7

But if you had known what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Matthew 9:13

Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Does the Lord have as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than a sacrifice, And to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.