Psalm 51:17

Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God

¹⁶ For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give it, Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not. ¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise. ¹⁸ Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.

Broken and a Contrite Heart

Pleasing to God

Sacrifices of God

O God

Sin

Psalm 34:18

Near is Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

Hebrews 13:16

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

2 Kings 22:19

because thy heart is tender, and thou art humbled because of Jehovah, in thy hearing that which I have spoken against this place, and against its inhabitants, to be for a desolation, and for a reviling, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me -- I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah --

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

Psalm 22:24

For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

Psalm 102:17

He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

Psalm 107:22

And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

Psalm 147:3

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.

Isaiah 66:2

And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.

Ezekiel 9:3-4

And the honour of the God of Israel hath gone up from off the cherub, on which it hath been, unto the threshold of the house.

Ezekiel 9:6

aged, young man, and virgin, and infant, and women, ye do slay -- to destruction; and against any man on whom is the mark ye do not go nigh, and from My sanctuary ye begin.'

Amos 5:21

I have hated -- I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.

Matthew 5:3

Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Mark 12:33

and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.'

Luke 7:39-50

And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, 'This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind is the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

Luke 15:2-7

and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

Luke 15:10

'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

Luke 15:21-32

and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

Luke 18:11-14

the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

Philippians 4:18

and I have all things, and abound; I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you -- an odour of a sweet smell -- a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God:

1 Peter 2:5

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

Romans 12:1

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service;