Psalms 69:31

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 afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high. 30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving; And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, — a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs. 32The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live. 33For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.

Psalms 69:31 word by word

וְתִיטַ֣ב לַֽ֭יהוָה מִשּׁ֥וֹר פָּ֗ר מַקְרִ֥ן מַפְרִֽיס׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 69:31

• Psalms 50:13Should I eat the flesh of bulls, and drink the blood of goats?
• Hosea 14:2Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah; say unto him, Forgive all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips.
• Ephesians 5:19speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting with your heart to the Lord;
• Hebrews 13:15By him therefore let us offer [the] sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, [the] fruit of [the] lips confessing his name.
• 1 Peter 2:5yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by 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

Topics related to Psalms 69:31

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Formalism
• Jesus, the Christ

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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