Psalms 51:16-17

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[16] For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering. [17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

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Jerusalem was Israel’s covenant capital, and Zion, originally its fortified hill, became a name for the city and God’s dwelling place among his

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Psalms 51:16-17 mentions Jerusalem and Zion.

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