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Psalms 66:15
I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, declaring the fulfillment of vows previously spoken during personal distress. This statement immediately precedes a public summons for all who fear God to listen to His deeds.
The words — עֹלֹת (ʿōlōt) translates literally to burnt offerings, and מְחִים (məḥîm) denotes fatlings. These terms specify the exact livestock designated for the sacrificial ritual.
The thread — The text links this sacrifice to other covenantal offerings in Psalms 51:19, Numbers 6:14, and 2 Samuel 6:13. These passages consistently pair burnt offerings and cattle with vows, divine presence, or altar worship.
Why it lands — The verse demands a concrete response to divine intervention: the fulfillment of spoken vows through prescribed sacrificial rites. The concluding "Selah" instructs the reader to pause and weigh the weight of that obligation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
Cross-references
- Psalms 51:19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
- Numbers 6:14 and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—
- 2 Samuel 6:13 When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
- 2 Samuel 6:17 So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1 So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- Jeremiah 41:5 eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.