Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
King James Version
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Holman Bible
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.
International Standard Version
True sacrifice to God is a broken spirit. A broken and chastened heart, God, you will not despise.
A Conservative Version
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
American Standard Version
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Amplified
My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.
Bible in Basic English
The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
Darby Translation
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Julia Smith Translation
The sacrifices of God a spirit being broken: a heart being broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.
King James 2000
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Modern King James verseion
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.
NET Bible
The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit -- O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
New Heart English Bible
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
The Emphasized Bible
The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken, - A heart - broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Webster
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
World English Bible
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Youngs Literal Translation
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.
Themes
Character of saints » Poor in spirit
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Contrition » Promises to those who come in contrition
Formalism » The insufficiency of
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the contrite
character of the renewed Heart » Broken, contrite
The Heart » When broken and contrite, not despised by God
Homicide » David's repentance for, and confession of, the murder of uriah
Offerings » Useless when not accompanied by genuine piety
Offerings » Withheld see offerings; withheld » Insufficient to secure salvation
Prayer » Penitential » Of david
Religion » Formalism » The insufficiency of
Returning to God » Promises to those who come in contrition
Devotionals
Devotionals about Psalm 51:17
Devotionals containing Psalm 51:17
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 51:17
Prayers for Psalm 51:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God
16
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 34:18
And saves those who are
Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect doing good and
2 Kings 22:19
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
When
Psalm 22:24
Nor has He
But
Psalm 102:17
And has not despised their prayer.
Psalm 107:22
And
Psalm 147:3
And
Isaiah 57:15
Who
“I
And also with the
In order to
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 61:1-3
Because the Lord has anointed me
To
He has sent me to
To
And
Isaiah 66:2
Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord.
“But to this one I will look,
To him who is humble and
Ezekiel 9:3-4
Then the
Ezekiel 9:6
Amos 5:21
Nor do I
Matthew 5:3
Mark 12:33
Luke 7:39-50
Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were
Luke 15:2-7
Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and
Luke 15:10
Luke 15:21-32
Luke 18:11-14
Philippians 4:18
But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am
1 Peter 2:5
Romans 12:1
Therefore