Psa 51:18-19 | NET2full | STEP | Because you favor Zion , do what is good for her. Fortify the walls of Jerusalem .

‏ Psalms 51:18-19

18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her. ^{▼▼tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”}
Fortify ^{▼▼tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.} the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will accept ^{▼▼tn Or “desire, take delight in.”} the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings;
then bulls will be sacrificed ^{▼▼tn Heb “then they will offer up bulls.” The third plural subject is indefinite.} on your altar. ^{▼▼sn Verses 18-19 appear to reflect the exilic period, when the city’s walls lay in ruins and the sacrificial system had been disrupted.}