Psalm 51:16

  • Which Is It?

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.  Psalm 51:16  NASB   Do not delight – How often we’ve heard the claim that the sacrificial system no longer applies.  After all, David himself tells us that God doesn’t take any pleasure is the religious ritual of slaughtering animals for…

  • The End of Sacrifices

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. Psalm 51:16 NASB Do not delight – Does David declare the end of sacrifices? Does he state that God is not interested in slaughtered animals on altars? If we read this verse as it is translated,…