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16 You don’t really want sacrifices,
    or I would give them to you.
17 The sacrifice that God wants is a humble spirit.
    God, you will not turn away someone who comes with a humble heart and is willing to obey you.[a]

18 God, please be good to Zion.
    Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

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  1. Psalm 51:17 someone … obey you Literally, “a broken and crushed heart.”

16 You do not delight in sacrifice,(A) or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice,(B) O God, is[a] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart(C)
    you, God, will not despise.

18 May it please you to prosper Zion,(D)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.(E)

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  1. Psalm 51:17 Or The sacrifices of God are