Psalms 69:31

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This will be more pleasing to the Lord than an ox, or a young ox of full growth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 50:13-14 : 13 Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink? 14 Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;
  • Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.
  • Hos 14:2 : 2 O Israel, come back to the Lord your God; for your evil-doing has been the cause of your fall.
  • Eph 5:19-20 : 19 Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
  • Heb 13:15 : 15 Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

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  • Ps 69:30
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    30 I will give praise to the name of God with a song; I will give glory to him for what he has done.

  • Ps 69:32
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    32 The poor will see it and be glad: you who are lovers of God, let your hearts have life.

  • Ps 147:10-11
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    10 He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

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  • Isa 66:3
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    3 He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have gone after their desires, and their soul takes pleasure in their disgusting things;

  • Ps 66:15
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    15 I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah.)

  • Prov 21:3
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    3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

  • Ps 51:15-17
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    15 O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

    16 You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

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  • Isa 1:11
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    11 What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

  • Ps 50:13-14
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    72%

    13 Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?

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    6 You had no joy in burned offerings or in offerings for sin.

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    21 It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.

  • Ps 54:6
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    6 Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

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    17 I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.

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    29 And when you make an offering of praise to the Lord, make it in a way which is pleasing to him.

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    1 Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

  • Ps 40:6
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    6 You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.

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  • Num 15:3
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    17 And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

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    34 Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.

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