Psalm 51:16
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For Thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.
For You delight not in sacrifice, or else would I give it; You find no pleasure in burnt offering.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; you are not pleased with a burnt offering.
You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; you are not pleased with a burnt offering.
You don’t want sacrifices. If I gave an entirely burned offering, you wouldn’t be pleased.
Rescue me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation! Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness —
Offerings and sacrifices are not what you want.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
You don’t really want sacrifices, or I would give them to you.
I would be happy to offer sacrifices to you, but that is not what you really want. You do not want a burnt offering from me.
For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it. You do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
You are not pleased by sacrifices, or I would give them. You don’t want burnt offerings [Lev. 1:1–17].
For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
You are not happy with any sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one ⌞to you⌟. You are not pleased with burnt offerings.
You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering.
You are not pleased by sacrifices. Otherwise, I would give them. You don’t want burnt offerings.
Indeed, you do not delight in sacrifices, or I would give them, nor do you desire burnt offerings.
For thou dost not desire sacrifice or else would I give it; thou dost not delight in burnt offering.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.
For you do not delight in sacrifice or I would give it. With a burnt offering you are not pleased.
You don’t want penance; if you did, how gladly I would do it! You aren’t interested in offerings burned before you on the altar.
Going through the motions doesn’t please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you. I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shattered lives ready for love don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.
For You do not desire sacrifice, or I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.
You are not happy with any sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one to you. You are not pleased with burnt offerings.
Rescue me from violent bloodshed, God, my saving God, and my tongue will sing joyfully of your justice.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and I will proclaim your righteousness.
You are not pleased by sacrifices, or I would give them. You don’t want burnt offerings.
Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.
You don’t take delight in sacrifice. If you did, I would bring it. You don’t take pleasure in burnt offerings.
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.
For You are not happy with a gift given on the altar in worship, or I would give it. You are not pleased with burnt gifts.
You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt-offering, you would not be pleased.
For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt-offering, you would not be pleased.
For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
For Thou desirest not zevach (sacrifice); else would I give it; Thou delightest not in olah (burnt offering).
For You desire no sacrifice, though I would give it. You do not delight in burnt offering.
For thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.
For thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God— God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing for joy of Your righteousness.
I would surrender my dearest possessions or destroy all that I prize to prove my regret, but You don’t take pleasure in sacrifices or burnt offerings.
For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
For if thou haddest would sacrifice, I had given it; truly thou shalt not delight in burnt sacrifice. (For if thou haddest desired a sacrifice, that is, an offering, I would have given it to thee; but truly thou delightest not in burnt sacrifice.)
For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give [it], Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.
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