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Psalm 51:16-18
Living Bible
Psalm 51:16-18
Living Bible
16 You don’t want penance;[a] if you did, how gladly I would do it! You aren’t interested in offerings burned before you on the altar. 17 It is a broken spirit you want—remorse and penitence. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not ignore.
18 And Lord, don’t punish Israel for my sins—help your people and protect Jerusalem.[b]
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- Psalm 51:16 penance, literally, “a sacrifice.”
- Psalm 51:18 and protect Jerusalem, literally, “do good in your good pleasure unto Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.”
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