17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.


In Context

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

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

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then will thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Psalm 51:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

51:17A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.