12 Make me as happy as you didwhen you saved me;make me want to obey!
13 I will teach sinners your Law,and they will return to you.
14 Keep me from any deadly sin.Only you can save me!Then I will shout and singabout your power to save.
15 Help me to speak,and I will praise you, Lord.
16 Offerings and sacrificesare not what you want.
17 The way to please youis to feel sorrowdeep in our hearts.This is the kind of sacrificeyou won't refuse.
18 Please be willing, Lord,to help the city of Zionand to rebuild its walls.