Psalms 51:17 meaning and explanation
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Psalms 51:17, Berean Standard Bible
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David speaks these words after Nathan confronted him over Bathsheba and Uriah. In verses 16 and 17 he is not rejecting the sacrificial system God gave Israel; he is saying that ritual without honesty is empty.
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