Psalms 69:31
which shall please the Lord better than ox, or than bullock with horns and hoofs.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
In Context
30Then will I praise God in song and magnify him with thanksgiving,
32The oppressed shall rejoice at the sight. You who seek after God, let your heart revive.
Cross References
Psalms 50:13Am I such as to eat bulls’ flesh, or drink the blood of goats?
Hosea 14:2Take words of repentance with you, and return to the Lord your God. Say to him: Wholly pardon our iniquity, accept that which is good, instead of sacrificing bulls, we offer our praise.
Hebrews 13:15Through him let us offer, as our sacrifice, continual praise to God – an offering from lips that glorify his name.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:31-36
Comfort for the Persecuted; Thanksgiving and Praise. 30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 31 This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. 33 For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 35 For God will save Zion, and will build the… Read the whole commentary →