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Psalm 51:19 KJV
Psalms · chapter 51 · verse 19
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.Psalm 51:19 · King James Version
Psalm 51:19 in context
17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- sacrificeszebachproperly, a slaughterH2077 →
- offeringʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- bullockspara bullockH6499 →
- pleasedchâphêtsproperly, to incline toH2654 →
- wholekâlîylcompleteH3632 →
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I. David prays against the guilt of sin, and prays for the grace of God, enforcing both petitions from a plea taken from the glory of God, which he promises with thankfulness to show forth. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-19