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Psalms 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

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ASV

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

KJV

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
זִֽבְחֵ֣יziv.Chei[the] sacrifices ofH2077 →
אֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
ר֪וּחַRu.ach[are] a spiritH7307 →
נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥הnish.Ba.RahbrokenH7665 →
לֵב־lev-a heartH3820 →
נִשְׁבָּ֥רnish.BarbrokenH7665 →
וְנִדְכֶּ֑הve.nid.Kehand crushedH1794 →
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimO GodH430 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
תִבְזֶֽה׃tiv.Zehyou despiseH959 →

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Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.John 4:24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.Luke 15:10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”Mark 12:33and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.2 Chronicles 33:12–13And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.Psalms 107:22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.2 Kings 22:19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.Amos 5:21“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.Psalms 22:24For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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