The promise that the righteous sacrifices and whole burnt offerings will be offered on the rebuilt altar articulates the restoration of proper worship as the culmination of the entire redemptive arc from sin through repentance to restoration. The specificity of the sacrificial language suggests that the return to proper ritual—now understood as the external expression of internal transformation—completes the cycle of reconciliation. The reference to the altar being properly used again indicates that cultic worship is not rejected but rather restored to its true purpose: the expression of a people aligned with God's purposes. This closing verse suggests that the psalm, while emphasizing interior transformation over external ritual, does not establish a permanent dichotomy but envisions their ultimate reconciliation in the worship of a restored community.

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