Psalms 51:19 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then you will be pleased with righteous sacrifices, with burnt offerings and complete burnt offerings: then they will offer bulls on your altar.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is saying that when his heart is right with God, then God will accept and be pleased with the proper worship and sacrifices offered to Him.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes at the end of David's psalm of repentance after his sin with Bathsheba and murder of Uriah. In ancient Israel, animal sacrifices were the prescribed way to worship God and seek forgiveness, with burnt offerings being completely consumed on the altar as a sign of total dedication to God.

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