¹⁶ For ^(A)You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.

^17 (A)The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.

⁶ For I desire ^(A)mercy^[a] and ^(B)not sacrifice,
And the ^(C)knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.