Psalm 51:10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right[a] spirit within me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:10 Or steadfast
Psalm 51:10
Contemporary English Version
10 Create pure thoughts in me
and make me faithful again.
Psalm 51:10
Authorized (King James) Version
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:17
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God[a] is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:17 Or My sacrifice, O God,
Psalm 51:17
Contemporary English Version
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.
Psalm 51:17
Authorized (King James) Version
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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