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15 Help me to speak, Lord,
    and I will praise you.

16 You do not want sacrifices,
    or I would offer them;
you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God;
    you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.

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

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Footnotes

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