“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
Psalms 51:17 (KJV) |
Psalms 51:17
From Psalms 51, in the Book of Psalms (Old Testament).
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15
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
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For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.