World English Bible
"For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering."
— Psalms 51:16, World English Bible
“For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.”
“For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. ”
“Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.”
“You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.”
“For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.”
Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.
For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, "David has come to Abimelech's house."