Psalm 51:17

Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God

¹⁶ Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice. ¹⁷ The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit -- O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject. ¹⁸ Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

Broken and a Contrite Heart

Pleasing to God

Sacrifices of God

O God

Sin

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.

Hebrews 13:16

And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

2 Kings 22:19

You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,' says the Lord.

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

Psalm 22:24

For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

Psalm 102:17

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

Psalm 107:22

Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done!

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.

Isaiah 57:15

For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: "I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made them; that is how they came to be," says the Lord. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.

Ezekiel 9:3-4

Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

Ezekiel 9:6

Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women -- wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!" So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.

Amos 5:21

"I absolutely despise your festivals! I get no pleasure from your religious assemblies!

Matthew 5:3

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Mark 12:33

And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Luke 7:39-50

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner."

Luke 15:2-7

But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

Luke 15:10

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents."

Luke 15:21-32

Then his son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

Luke 18:11-14

The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers -- or even like this tax collector.

Philippians 4:18

For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent -- a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.

1 Peter 2:5

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Romans 12:1

Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice -- alive, holy, and pleasing to God -- which is your reasonable service.