Psalm 51:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ Lord, let ·me speak [^Lmy lips open]
    so ·I may praise you [^Lmy mouth may speak your praise].
¹⁶ You are not pleased by sacrifices, or I would give them.
    You don’t want burnt offerings [Lev. 1:1–17].
¹⁷ The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit.
    God, you will not ·reject [despise] a heart that is broken and ·sorry for sin [contrite; Is. 57:15; 66:2; Mic. 6:6–8].