Psalms 50:13
Will I eat the flesh of mighty oxen? Or, the blood of he-goats, will I drink?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
In Context
12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof.
14Sacrifice to God a thankoffering, And pay to the Most High thy vows;
Cross References
Leviticus 7:12If, for thanksgiving, he bring it near, then shall he bring near, with the thanksgiving sacrifice perforated cakes unleavened, overflowed with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil,—and of fine flour moistened, perforated cakes overflowed with oil.
Deuteronomy 33:19The peoples, unto the mountain, will they call, There, will they offer the sacrifices of righteousness,—For, the abundance of the seas, will they suck, Hidden treasures of the sand.
Psalms 69:32The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;
Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living, holy sacrifice, unto God acceptable,—your rational divine service;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 50:8-16
The Inefficacy of Legal Sacrifices. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not… Read the whole commentary →