Psalms 51:17 · WEB
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”
— Psalms 51:17
Speaker
David
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
psalm
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
brokennesshumilityGod's acceptanceheart condition
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