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Psalm 51:17–18

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17The sacrifices of God are xa broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

18yDo good to Zion in your good pleasure;

zbuild up the walls of Jerusalem;

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Psalm 51:17: The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Cross references

  1. xSee Ps. 34:18
  2. y[Ps. 69:35; 122:6]
  3. zPs. 147:2

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart

you, God, will not despise.

May it please you to prosper Zion,

to build up the walls of Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.

You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God.

In your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;

build the walls of Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.

You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

Look with favor on Zion and help her;

rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

A broken and contrite heart,

O God, you will not despise.

Do good in your favor toward Zion.

Build the walls of Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:

Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.