Psalm 51:18

New American Bible - revised edition

For you do not desire sacrifice or I would give it; a burnt offering you would not accept.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:17

Afterward I said to them: “You see the trouble we are in: how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been gutted by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be a reproach!”

Psalm 102:16

The nations shall fear your name, Lord, all the kings of the earth, your glory,

Psalm 147:2

The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the dispersed of Israel,

Psalm 25:22

Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress!

Psalm 40:7

Sacrifice and offering you do not want; you opened my ears. Holocaust and sin-offering you do not request;

Psalm 69:35

Let the heaven and the earth praise him, the seas and whatever moves in them!”

Isaiah 51:3

Yes, the Lord shall comfort Zion, shall comfort all her ruins; Her wilderness he shall make like Eden, her wasteland like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness shall be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of song.

Isaiah 58:12

Your people shall rebuild the ancient ruins; the foundations from ages past you shall raise up; “Repairer of the breach,” they shall call you, “Restorer of ruined dwellings.”

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, Until her vindication shines forth like the dawn and her salvation like a burning torch.

Jeremiah 51:50

You who have escaped the sword, go, do not stand idle; Remember the Lord from far away, let Jerusalem come to mind.

Daniel 9:25

Know and understand: From the utterance of the word that Jerusalem was to be rebuilt Until there is an anointed ruler, there shall be seven weeks. In the course of sixty-two weeks it shall be rebuilt, With squares and trenches, in time of affliction.

Micah 6:7

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriad streams of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my crime, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Micah 7:11

It is the day for building your walls; on that day your boundaries shall be enlarged.

Zechariah 2:5

I raised my eyes and looked, and there was a man with a measuring cord in his hand.

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Ephesians 1:5

he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favor of his will,

Ephesians 1:9

he has made known to us the mystery of his will in accord with his favor that he set forth in him

Philippians 2:13

For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith,