Psalms 69:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

This also shall please the LORD better{H8799)} than an ox or bullock that hath horns{H8688)} and hoofs{H8688)}.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲהַֽלְלָ֣ה שֵׁם־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּשִׁ֑יר וַאֲגַדְּלֶ֥נּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה׃

Transliteration

'ăhalĕlâ šēm-'ĕlōhîm with-šîr and-'ăgaddĕlennû with-tôdâ

Grammar Details

*'ăhalĕlâ*: Piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - I will praise
*šēm*: masculine singular construct noun - name of
*'ĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun (used as singular) - God
*šîr*: masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition bĕ - with song
*'ăgaddĕlennû*: Piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction waw - and I will magnify him
*tôdâ*: feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition bĕ - with thanksgiving

Word Meanings

*'ăhalĕlâ*: I will praise/let me praise
*šēm*: name/reputation
*'ĕlōhîm*: God/gods
*šîr*: song/singing
*'ăgaddĕlennû*: I will magnify him/I will exalt him
*tôdâ*: thanksgiving/praise/thank offering

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 50:13-14 : 13 Will I eat{H8799)} the flesh of bulls, or drink{H8799)} the blood of goats? 14 Offer{H8798)} unto God thanksgiving; and pay{H8761)} thy vows unto the most High:
Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoso offereth{H8802)} praise glorifieth{H8762)} me: and to him that ordereth{H8804)} his conversation aright will I shew{H8686)} the salvation of God.
Hos 14:2 : 2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Eph 5:19-20 : 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Heb 13:15 : 15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
1 Pet 2:5 : 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 51:19
77%
19Then shalt thou be pleased{H8799)} with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer{H8686)} bullocks upon thine altar.
Ps 69:30
77%
30I will praise{H8762)} the name of God with a song, and will magnify{H8762)} him with thanksgiving.
Ps 69:32
76%
32The humble shall see{H8804)} this, and be glad{H8799)}: and your heart shall live{H8799)} that seek{H8802)} God.
Ps 147:10-11
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73%
10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Isa 66:3
73%
3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Ps 66:15
73%
15I will offer{H8686)} unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer{H8799)} bullocks with goats. Selah.
Prov 21:3
73%
3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Ps 51:15-17
3 verses
72%
15O Lord, open{H8799)} thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth{H8686)} thy praise.
16For thou desirest{H8799)} not sacrifice; else would I give{H8799)} it: thou delightest{H8799)} not in burnt offering.
17The sacrifices of God are a broken{H8737)} spirit: a broken{H8737)} and a contrite{H8737)} heart, O God, thou wilt not despise{H8799)}.
Isa 1:11
72%
11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Ps 50:13-14
2 verses
72%
13Will I eat{H8799)} the flesh of bulls, or drink{H8799)} the blood of goats?
14Offer{H8798)} unto God thanksgiving; and pay{H8761)} thy vows unto the most High:
Mic 6:6-7
2 verses
71%
6Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Heb 10:6
71%
6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
Isa 42:21
70%
21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
Ps 54:6
70%
6I will freely sacrifice{H8799)} unto thee: I will praise{H8686)} thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
Ps 116:17
70%
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Lev 22:29
70%
29And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.
Ps 147:1
70%
1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Ps 40:6
70%
6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire{H8804)}; mine ears hast thou opened{H8804)}: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required{H8804)}.
Num 29:36
70%
36But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Num 15:3
70%
3And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
Ps 50:9
70%
9I will take{H8799)} no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
Ps 149:4
70%
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Lev 1:3
70%
3If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
1 Sam 15:22
69%
22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Ps 63:5
69%
5My soul shall be satisfied{H8799)} as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise{H8762)} thee with joyful lips:
Hos 6:6
69%
6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Ps 34:2
69%
2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Ps 111:1-2
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69%
1Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
2The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Num 29:2
69%
2And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Num 7:69
69%
69One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Ps 89:17
69%
17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted {H8799)}{H8675)}{H8686)}.
Ps 118:27
69%
27God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
1 Chr 29:17
69%
17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
Ps 50:23
69%
23Whoso offereth{H8802)} praise glorifieth{H8762)} me: and to him that ordereth{H8804)} his conversation aright will I shew{H8686)} the salvation of God.
Ps 104:34
69%
34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Num 29:8
69%
8But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
Ps 75:10
69%
10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off{H8762)}; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted{H8783)}.
Mal 3:4
68%
4Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Num 15:8
68%
8And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD:
Exod 29:11
68%
11And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
2 Chr 29:32
68%
32And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
Deut 17:1
68%
1Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Lev 22:19
68%
19Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
Ps 95:2
68%
2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.