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


In Context

14 Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.

16 For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give it, Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.

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

18 Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite 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 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.