Psalms 51:16 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 51:16-17 MSG (The Message)
Going through the motions doesn’t please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you. I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shattered lives ready for love don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.
Psalms 51:16 KJV (King James Version)
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Psalms 51:16 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.
Psalms 51:16 NCV (New Century Version)
You are not pleased by sacrifices, or I would give them. You don’t want burnt offerings.
Psalms 51:16 ASV (American Standard Version)
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
Psalms 51:16 NIV (New International Version)
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
Psalms 51:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.
Psalms 51:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. [1 Sam 15:22]
Psalms 51:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
Psalms 51:16 TPT (The Passion Translation)
For the source of your pleasure is not in my performance or the sacrifices I might offer to you.
Psalms 51:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.