Psalms 51:8-19

⁸Fill me with joy and gladness, let the bones you have broken rejoice.

⁹Hide your face from my sins, and blot out my guilt altogether.

¹⁰Create me a clean heart, O God, put a new steadfast spirit within me.

¹¹Cast me not forth from your presence, withdraw not your holy spirit.

¹²Give me back the joy of your help, with a willing spirit sustain me.

¹³I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners shall turn to you.

¹⁴Save me from blood, O God, and my tongue shall ring out your faithfulness.

¹⁵Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall declare your praise.

¹⁶For in sacrifice you have no pleasure, in gifts of burnt-offering no delight.

¹⁷The sacrifice pleasing to God is a spirit that is broken; a heart that is crushed, O God, you will not despise.

¹⁸Do good in your pleasure to Zion, build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹Then will you welcome the due forms of sacrifice, then on your altars shall bullocks be offered.