Psalms 16:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 16:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 16:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor ta..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 16:4 — KJV
“Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. hasten...: or, give gifts to another”
— Psalms 16:4 (KJV)
Psalms 16:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 16:4
“And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. us: Heb. into our hands”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:4: god, offerings, offer
“For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:4: drink, offerings, offer
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:4: offerings, offer, take
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:4: offerings, offer, take
“For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 16:4: offerings, offer, take
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