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Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Sacrifice and offering – The first of the words used here—זבח zebach—properly means a bloody offering; the other—מנחה<…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Mine ears hast thou opened. —Literally, Ears you have dug for me, which can hardly mean anything but “You have g…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire;

The blood of all the bullocks, rams, and lambs offered in sacrifice, had possessed no re…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

In sacrifice and oblation you have not taken pleasure. Here David offers not only the sacrifice of praise, or, as the prophet Hosea calls …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire
These were desired, willed, and appointed by God, and that very early, eve…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The psalmist foretells that work of wonder: redemption by our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Substance, who is Christ, must come. He must bring that…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the preceding psalms, the psalmist asked for divine help against the malice of the wicked and showed his intention to be cautious. Her…

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