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Psalm 51:14-17
New International Version
Psalm 51:14-17
New International Version
14 Deliver me(A) from the guilt of bloodshed,(B) O God,
you who are God my Savior,(C)
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.(D)
15 Open my lips, Lord,(E)
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice,(F) or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice,(G) O God, is[a] a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart(H)
you, God, will not despise.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:17 Or The sacrifices of God are
Psalm 51:14-17
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 51:14-17
New American Standard Bible
14 Save me from (A)the guilt of bloodshed, God, (B)the God of my salvation;
Then my (C)tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
15 Lord, [a](D)open my lips,
So that my mouth may (E)declare Your praise.
16 For You (F)do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a (G)broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:15 Or may You open
Psalm 51:14-17
Amplified Bible
Psalm 51:14-17
Amplified Bible
14
Rescue me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.
15
O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.
16
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.(A)
17
My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.
Psalm 51:14-17
King James Version
Psalm 51:14-17
King James Version
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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Psalm 51:14-17
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 51:14-17
Contemporary English Version
14 Keep me from any deadly sin.
Only you can save me!
Then I will shout and sing
about your power to save.
15 Help me to speak,
and I will praise you, Lord.
16 Offerings and sacrifices
are not what you want.
17 The way to please you
is to be truly sorry
deep in our hearts.
This is the kind of sacrifice
you won't refuse.
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