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Psalms 51:16-19

16For thou desirestתַחְפֹּ֣ץtach.PotzH2654not sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077;else would I giveוְאֶתֵּ֑נָהve.'e.Te.nahH5414it:thou delightestתִרְצֶֽה׃tir.TzehH7521not in burnt offeringע֝וֹלָ֗הo.LahH5930.

17The sacrificesזִֽבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077of Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430area brokenנִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥הnish.Ba.RahH7665spiritר֪וּחַRu.achH7307:a brokenנִשְׁבָּ֥רnish.BarH7665and a contriteוְנִדְכֶּ֑הve.nid.KehH1794heartלֵב־lev-H3820,O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,thou wilt not despiseתִבְזֶֽה׃tiv.ZehH959.

18Do goodהֵיטִ֣יבָהhei.Ti.vahH3190in thy good pleasureבִ֭רְצוֹנְךָVir.tzon.khaH7522unto Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:buildתִּ֝בְנֶ֗הtiv.NehH1129thou the wallsחוֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19Then shalt thou be pleasedתַּחְפֹּ֣ץtach.PotzH2654with the sacrificesH2077of righteousnessצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664,with burnt offeringעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930and wholeוְכָלִ֑ילve.kha.LilH3632burnt offeringH5930:then shall they offerיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927bullocksפָרִֽים׃fa.RimH6499upon thine altarמִזְבַּחֲךָ֣miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196.

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