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Psalm 51:16

American Standard Version

For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

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Psalm 51:16 in other translations

For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it.
You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

Psalm 51:16 · World English Bible

Psalm 51:16 in context

  1. 14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
  2. 15O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
  3. 16For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
  4. 17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
  5. 18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.