Psalms 50:13

13 (49-13) Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? or shall I drink the blood of goats?

Psalms 50:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 50:13

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
] That is, express a pleasure, take delight and satisfaction, in such kind of sacrifices, which can never take away sin: no, I will not; wherefore other sacrifices, more agreeable to his nature, mind, and will, and to the Gospel dispensation, are next mentioned.

Psalms 50:13 In-Context

11 (49-11) I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.
12 (49-12) If I should be hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
13 (49-13) Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? or shall I drink the blood of goats?
14 (49-14) Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.
15 (49-15) And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
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