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Psalms 69:31
31And it will please the Lord better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
Psalms 69:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
- New International Version (NIV)This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, Which has horns and hooves.
Context of Psalms 69:31
29But I am sorrowful and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high. 30I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving. And it will please the Lord better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs. 32The humble have seen it and are glad; You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live. 33For the Lord hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners.
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וְתִיטַ֣ב לַֽ֭יהוָה מִשּׁ֥וֹר פָּ֗ר מַקְרִ֥ן מַפְרִֽיס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:31
- Psalms 50:13Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
- Hosea 14:2Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness; Accept what is good and receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude).
- Ephesians 5:19Speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, [offering praise by] singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
- Hebrews 13:15Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
- 1 Peter 2:5You [believers], like living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31An ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs - Oxen offered in sacrifice had their horns and hoofs gilded; and the psalmist might mention these parts of the victim more particularly, because they were more conspicuous. Others think that full-grown animals are intended, those that had perfect horns, in opposition to calves or steers. I think the first the preferable sense; for the horns, etc., of consecrated animals are thus ornamented in the east to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31This also shall please the Lord - This will be more acceptable to the Lord. Better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs - Better than a burnt sacrifice - horns, and hoofs, and all. The original here is, “horning and hoofing;” that is, an ox whose horns were fully grown, and whose hoofs were compact and solid; a perfect animal in its kind, offered whole on the altar. The psalmist does not say that such an offering would “not” be acceptable to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and thankful praises are more pleasing to God than the most costly, pompous sacrifices. The humble shall look to him, and be glad; those that seek him through Christ shall live and be comforted. God will do great things for the gospel church, in which let all who wish well to it rejoice. A seed shall…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Making a vow often included a sacrifice (Psalms 20:3; 51:19; compare 50:13–14; 51:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. Spiritual are better than mere material offerings (Psa 40:6; 50:8); hence a promise of the former, and rather contemptuous terms are used of the latter.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 69
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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