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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, God, you will not despise.
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The Sacrifice God Wants
Commentators unanimously agree that God values a broken and repentant heart above all external religious acts. While the Old Testament had animal sacrifices, David recognizes that the true, indispensable offering is internal. John Calvin states that a contrite spirit encompasses "the whole sum of acceptable sacrifices," showing that our posture before God matters more than our performance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The sacrifices of God - The sacrifices which God desires and approves; the sacrifices without which no other offering would be acce…
19th Century
Baptist
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not…
16th Century
Protestant
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. He had shown that sacrifices do not have the efficacy for obtaining God's favor that the Jews i…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit That is humbled under a sense of sin; has true repentance for it; is smitten,…
Those who are thoroughly convinced of their misery and danger by sin would spare no cost to obtain its remission. But as they cannot make satisfact…
13th Century
Catholic
1. I will teach the unjust your ways. Above, the psalmist presented his requests to God; here, he promises something in retu…
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