Psalms 51:17 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 51:16-17 MSG (The Message)
Going through the motions doesn’t please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you. I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shattered lives ready for love don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.
Psalms 51:17 KJV (King James Version)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Psalms 51:17 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Psalms 51:17 NCV (New Century Version)
The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.
Psalms 51:17 ASV (American Standard Version)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Psalms 51:17 NIV (New International Version)
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
Psalms 51:17 NKJV (New King James Version)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.
Psalms 51:17 AMP (Amplified Bible)
My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.
Psalms 51:17 NLT (New Living Translation)
The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
Psalms 51:17 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The fountain of your pleasure is found in the sacrifice of my shattered heart before you. You will not despise my tenderness as I bow down humbly at your feet.
Psalms 51:17 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.