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Psalms 51:18

51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

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Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Do good in your good pleasure to Zion: build you the walls of Jerusalem.

51:19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

What does Psalms 51:18 mean?

Psalms 51:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָטַב (yâṭab), רָצוֹן (râtsôwn), צִיּוֹן (Tsîyôwn).

Hebrew interlinear

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Do
goodיָטַבyâṭab/yaw-tab'/H3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
in
thy
good
pleasureרָצוֹןrâtsôwn/raw-tsone'/H7522delight (especially as shown)
unto
Zion:צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
buildבָּנָהbânâh/baw-naw'/H1129to build (literally and figuratively)
thou
the
wallsחוֹמָהchôwmâh/kho-maw'/H2346a wall of protection
of
Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

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What does Psalms 51:18 say?

Psalms 51:18 (King James Version) reads: "Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem."

Is Psalms 51:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 51:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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