Psalm 51:16

16 Nǐ bĕn bù xǐaì jìwù . ruò xǐaì , wǒ jiù xiànshang . Fánjì nǐ yĕ bù xǐyuè .

Psalm 51:16 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 51:16

For thou desirest not sacrifice
Legal sacrifice; for there was no sacrifice appointed under the law for murder and adultery;

else would I give [it];
he would gladly have offered it up;

thou delightest not in burnt offering;
at least such kind of sacrifices, though they were of divine appointment, and at that time in full force and use; yet they were not the only and principal sacrifices God desired and delighted in; nor were they at all acceptable to him without faith in Christ, and an humble sense of sin; and when offered in the best manner, yet spiritual obedience, acts of mercy, and sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, were more pleasing to him, ( 1 Samuel 15:15 1 Samuel 15:22 ) ( Hosea 6:6 ) ( Psalms 69:30 Psalms 69:31 ) ; wherefore the psalmist proposed to offer praise in ( Psalms 51:15 ) , and adds what follows.

Psalm 51:16 In-Context

14 Shén a , nǐ shì zhĕngjiù wǒde shén . qiú nǐ jiù wǒ tuōlí liú rén xuè de zuì . wǒde shétou jiù gāo shēng gē chàng nǐde gōngyì .

15 Zhǔ a , qiú nǐ shǐ wǒde zuǐchún zhāng kāi , wǒde kǒu biàn chuányáng zànmĕi nǐde huà .

16 Nǐ bĕn bù xǐaì jìwù . ruò xǐaì , wǒ jiù xiànshang . Fánjì nǐ yĕ bù xǐyuè .

17 Shén suǒ yào de zhaì , jiù shì yōushāng de líng . shén a , yōushāng tòng huǐ de xīn , nǐ bì bù qīng kàn .

18 Qiú nǐ suí nǐde mĕi yì shàn dāi Xī \'ān , jiànzào Yēlùsǎlĕng de chéngqiáng .