Psalms 51:16 meaning and explanation
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
Psalms 51:16, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is David, confessing his adultery with Bathsheba and the death of Uriah after Nathan the prophet confronts him. In this verse he says God takes no pleasure in sacrifice or burnt offering, not because the law was wrong but because ritual without a changed heart is empty.
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