Psalms 50:13

13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

Psalms 50:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
ESV
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
NLT
13 Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?
MSG
13 Do you think I feast on venison? or drink draughts of goats' blood?
CSB
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or 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 I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14 “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
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