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Psalm 51:18-19
New English Translation
Psalm 51:18-19
New English Translation
18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her.[a]
Fortify[b] the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will accept[c] the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings;
then bulls will be sacrificed[d] on your altar.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:18 tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”
- Psalm 51:18 tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.
- Psalm 51:19 tn Or “desire, take delight in.”
- Psalm 51:19 tn Heb “then they will offer up bulls.” The third plural subject is indefinite.
- Psalm 51:19 sn Verses 18-19 appear to reflect the exilic period, when the city’s walls lay in ruins and the sacrificial system had been disrupted.
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