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Psalm 51:17–18

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17My sacrifice,q O God, isb a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heartr

you, God, will not despise.

18May it please you to prosper Zion,s

to build up the walls of Jerusalem.t

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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.

Footnotes

  1. bOr The sacrifices of God are

Cross references

  1. qPr 15:8; Hag 2:14
  2. rMt 11:29
  3. sPs 102:16; 147:2; Isa 14:32; 51:3; Zec 1:16–17
  4. tPs 69:35; Isa 44:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

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

Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;

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.