Psalms 51:16 Cross References - NSB

¹⁶ You do not desire sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one to you. You are not pleased with burnt offerings.

¹⁴ »If a man schemes and kills a man deliberately remove him from my altar and put him to death.

²⁷ »If any of you sin unintentionally, you should offer a one-year-old female goat as a sin offering.

³⁰ »Any who sin deliberately, natives or foreigners, are guilty of treating Jehovah with contempt. They shall be put to death. ³¹ »They have rejected what Jehovah said and have deliberately broken one of his commandments. They are responsible for their own death.«

³¹ »Murderers must be put to death. They cannot escape this penalty by the payment of money.

²² »If a man is caught having sexual intercourse with another mans wife, then both of them shall die! Both the man and the woman committing adultery must be killed. Thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.

²² Samuel said: »What is more pleasing to Jehovah, burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Obeying is better than sacrifice. To pay attention is better than the fat of rams.

⁶ You have not desired sacrifice and meal offering. You have opened my ears. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.

⁸ »I do not reprove you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are constantly (always) in front of me.

⁶ Yet, you desire truth from the secret person within me. Deep down inside me teach me wisdom.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah! The prayer of the upright is his delight.

²⁷ The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination! How much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind?

¹¹ Jehovah says: »What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I have had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats. ¹² »Who requires you to trample on my courtyards when you appear in my presence? ¹³ »Do not bring any more worthless grain offerings. Your incense is disgusting to me! So are your New Moon Festivals, your days of worship, and the assemblies you call. I cannot endure your evil assemblies! ¹⁴ »I hate your New Moon Festivals and your appointed festivals. They are a burden to me. I am tired of putting up with them. ¹⁵ »When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are full of blood.

²² »For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. ²³ »‘I gave them this command: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. You will walk in all the way that I command you that it may be well with you.’«

²⁷ »You will speak all these words to them. But they will not listen to you. You will call them but they will not answer you.

⁶ »I desire loving-kindness (mercy), not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

²¹ »I hate, I despise (reject) your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. ²² »Yes, even if you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them. Neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. ²³ »Take the noise of your songs away from me! I will not listen to the melody of your harps.

⁵ When Christ came into the world he said: »‘Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but you have prepared a body for me. ⁶ »‘You have no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.’