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Psalm 51:20-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

III

20 [a]Treat Zion kindly according to your good will;
    build up the walls of Jerusalem.(A)
21 Then you will desire the sacrifices of the just,
    burnt offering and whole offerings;
    then they will offer up young bulls on your altar.

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Footnotes

  1. 51:20–21 Most scholars think that these verses were added to the Psalm some time after the destruction of the Temple in 587 B.C. The verses assume that the rebuilt Temple will be an ideal site for national reconciliation.
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