Psalm 51:3-4
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3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.(A)
4 Against you, you alone, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.(B)
Psalm 51:12-13
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13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.(B)
Footnotes
- 51.12 Or generous
Psalm 51:17
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17 The sacrifice acceptable to God[a] is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.(A)
Footnotes
- 51.17 Or My sacrifice, O God,
Psalm 51:19
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19 then you will delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.(A)
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