Psalms 50:9

9 [But] I will not accept [another] young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.

Psalms 50:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 50:9

I will take no bullock out of thy house
That is, will accept of none; such sacrifices being no more agreeable to the will of God, ( Hebrews 10:5 Hebrews 10:6 Hebrews 10:8 ) ; the "bullock" is mentioned, that being a principal creature used in sacrifice; as also the following,

[nor] he goats out of thy folds;
the reasons follow.

Psalms 50:9 In-Context

7 "Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God!
8 I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me.
9 [But] I will not accept [another] young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.
10 Every creature in the forest, [even] the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine.
11 I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine.
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