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Psalms 69:31
31This will please the Lord more than ⌞sacrificing⌟ an ox or a 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
29I am suffering and in pain. Let your saving power protect me, O God. 30I want to praise God’s name with a song. I want to praise his great name with a song of thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than ⌞sacrificing⌟ an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. 32Oppressed people will see ⌞this⌟ and rejoice. May the hearts of those who look to God for help be refreshed. 33The Lord listens to needy people. He does not despise his own who are in prison.
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וְתִיטַ֣ב לַֽ֭יהוָה מִשּׁ֥וֹר פָּ֗ר מַקְרִ֥ן מַפְרִֽיס׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:31
- Psalms 50:13Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
- Hosea 14:2Return to the Lord, and say these things to him: “Forgive all our sins, and kindly receive us. Then we’ll praise you with our lips.
- Ephesians 5:19by reciting psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs for your own good. Sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts.
- Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus we should always bring God a sacrifice of praise, that is, words that acknowledge him.
- 1 Peter 2:5You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts 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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