Psalms 51:16

Amos 5:21-23; Deuteronomy 22:22; Exodus 21:14; Hebrews 10:5; Hebrews 10:6; Hosea 6:6; Isaiah 1:11-15; Jeremiah 7:22; Jeremiah 7:23; Jeremiah 7:27; Numbers 15:27; Numbers 15:30; Numbers 15:31; Numbers 35:31; Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 21:27; Psalms 40:6; Psalms 50:8; Psalms 51:6

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou desirest not sacrifice ... - On the words rendered in this verse “sacrifice” and “burnt-offering,” see the notes at Isaiah 1:11 . On th...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LI. A Penitential Psalm. Psalms 51:1-12 . Prayer for pardon and inward renewal. Psalms 51:13-17 . A promise to proclaim God's mercy and bring...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

desirest not. Because death was the penalty. Was the child's life the substitute?
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. For thou wilt not accept a sacrifice By this language he expresses his confidence of obtaining pardon, although he brought nothing to Go...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 593 A BROKEN HEART THE BEST SACRIFICE Psalms 51:16-17 . Thon desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in bur...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it : thou delightest not in burnt offering. For thou desirest not sacrifice - This is the same se...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For thou desirest not sacrifice, &c.— Chandler renders this verse, For thou takest no pleasure in sacrifice, that I should give it; thou appro...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. -He promises spiritual sacrifices of praise, and efforts f...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Title.—(RV) 'For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David: when Nathan the prophet' came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.' It is impossible n...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Desirest not] RV 'delightest not in.' Delightest not] RV 'hast no pleasure.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Sacrifice. — The rabbinical commentators on this verse represent the penitence of David as having taken the place of the sin-offering prescribe...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 51:1-19 THE main grounds on which the Davidic authorship of this psalm is denied are four. First, it is alleged that its conceptions of sin...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Sacrifices God Accepts Psalms 51:11-19 It is not enough to be forgiven; the true penitent longs to be kept from breaking out into the old s...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the first of a number of psalms (eighteen) to which titles are prefaced which connect them with David, eight out of the number having histori...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Oh! how much gospel is here: surely David had seen and felt the efficacy of Christ's blood, or he never could have learned to think so lightly of the...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou desirest not sacrifice ,.... Legal sacrifice; for there was no sacrifice appointed under the law for murder and adultery; else would I gi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. Ver. 16. For thou desirest not sacrifice ] This is...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For thou desirest not sacrifice Which is not to be understood absolutely and universally, as appears from Psalms 51:19 , but comparatively, (see o...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Penitential Petitions. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, tho...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou desirest not sacrifice; which is not to be understood absolutely, and universally, as appears from Psalms 51:19 , but comparatively, of whi...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Recognising That His Only Hope Lies In Total And Contrite Submission David Makes A Final Plea That God Will Deliver Him From Blood-guiltiness ( Psal...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION THE superscription informs us both as to the author of the psalm, and the occasion of its composition. “To the Chief Musician, a Psalm...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 51 David, in the opening of this Psalm, appeals for mercy. No penitent man ever approached God on the side of His justice. The Pharisee, in...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 51:16-17 These words, though none were ever spoken in the world that could be so little intended to perplex any worshipping Israelite, neve...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 51:1 . Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressi...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This Psalm is dedicated to the chief musician, so that it was intended to be sung. Yet it is not by any means a joyous piece of music. It seems more...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We will first read Psalms 51:1 : If we need any music to this Psalm, we must have the liquid melody of tears, sighs, cries, entreaties. It is abo...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

There are seven penitential Psalms, but this seems to be the chief one of the seven. The language of David is as suitable to us today as it was to hi...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The title of this psalm, supported by the whole weight of rabbinical authority, and by the LXX, refers it to the repentance and recovery of David, “w...
The Biblical Illustrator

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness. The fifty-first psalm A darker guilt you will scarcely find--kingly power abused--w...
The Biblical Illustrator

For Thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt-offering. The service which David would not render 1. He de...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is the first of a series of fifteen psalms assigned by their titles to David, and mostly attached to special circumstances in...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

New Obedience as a Fruit of Faith
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For Thou desirest not sacrifice, namely, as a mere external, mechanical act of worship, else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt offering,...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Penitent's Prayer Psalms 51:1-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will set forth, by way of introduction, the story of David's sin and of how he was re...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Not sacrifice — This is not to be understood absolutely, with respect to David's crimes, which were not to be expiated by any sacrifice.

¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 51:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 51:16