Psalms 51:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 51:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 51:17 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 51:17 — KJV
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
— Psalms 51:17 (KJV)
Psalms 51:17 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 51:17
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:17: god, broken, spirit
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. unto...: Heb. to the broken of heart of a contrite...: Heb. contrite of spirit”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:17: broken, spirit, contrite
“And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:17: god, spirit, wilt
“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:17: god, spirit, heart
“But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:17: god, heart, wilt
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