Psalmen 51:16

16 Verlos mij van bloedschulden, o God, Gij, God mijns heils! zo zal mijn tong Uw gerechtigheid vrolijk roemen.

Psalmen 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.

Psalmen 51:16 In-Context

14 Geef mij weder de vreugde Uws heils; en de vrijmoedige geest ondersteune mij.

15 Zo zal ik de overtreders Uw wegen leren; en de zondaars zullen zich tot U bekeren.

16 Verlos mij van bloedschulden, o God, Gij, God mijns heils! zo zal mijn tong Uw gerechtigheid vrolijk roemen.

17 Heere, open mijn lippen, zo zal mijn mond Uw lof verkondigen.

18 Want Gij hebt geen lust tot offerande, anders zou ik ze geven; in brandofferen hebt Gij geen behagen.