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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a brokenn and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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Isa. 66:2• ²Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word. (Isa. 66:2)

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sacrifices.

Psa. 107:22• ²²And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song. (Psa. 107:22)

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Mark 12:33• ³³and to love him with all the heart, and with all the intelligence, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the burnt-offerings and sacrifices. (Mark 12:33)

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Rom. 12:1• ¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service. (Rom. 12:1)

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Phil. 4:18• ¹⁸But I have all things in full supply and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odour of sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, agreeable to God. (Phil. 4:18)

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Heb. 13:16• ¹⁶But of doing good and communicating of your substance be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:16)

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1 Peter 2:5• ⁵yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)

a broken spirit.

Psa. 34:18• ¹⁸Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit. (Psa. 34:18)

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Psa. 147:3• ³He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. (Psa. 147:3)

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2 Kings 22:19• ¹⁹Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spoke against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and didst rend thy garments and weep before me, I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah. (2 Kings 22:19)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Isa. 61:1‑3• ¹The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
²to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
³to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty should be given unto them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified. (Isa. 61:1‑3)

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Isa. 66:2• ²Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word. (Isa. 66:2)

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Ezek. 9:3‑4,6• ³And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink horn by his side;
⁴and Jehovah said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof.
⁶Slay utterly the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the elders who were before the house. (Ezek. 9:3‑4,6)

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Matt. 5:3• ³Blessed are the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 5:3)

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Luke 18:11‑14• ¹¹The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
¹²I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain.
¹³And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.
¹⁴I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:11‑14)

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Psa. 22:24• ²⁴For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him: but when he cried unto him, he heard. (Psa. 22:24)

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Psa. 102:17• ¹⁷He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer. (Psa. 102:17)

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2 Chron. 33:12‑13• ¹²And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
¹³and prayed to him. And he was intreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah, he was God. (2 Chron. 33:12‑13)

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Amos 5:21• ²¹I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell a sweet odour in your solemn assemblies. (Amos 5:21)

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Luke 7:39‑50• ³⁹And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This person if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.
⁴⁰And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says, Teacher, say it.
⁴¹There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;
⁴²but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them their debt: say, which of them therefore will love him most?
⁴³And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.
⁴⁴And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but *she* has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.
⁴⁵Thou gavest me not a kiss, but *she* from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.
⁴⁶My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but *she* has anointed my feet with myrrh.
⁴⁷For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.
⁴⁸And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.
⁴⁹And they that were with them at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?
⁵⁰And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace. (Luke 7:39‑50)

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Luke 15:2‑7,10,21‑32• ²and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
³And he spoke to them this parable, saying,
⁴What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
⁵and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;
⁶and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.
⁷I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.
¹⁰Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.
²¹And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.
²²But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
²³and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
²⁴for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
²⁵And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming up, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
²⁶And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.
²⁷And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.
²⁸But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.
²⁹But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:
³⁰but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
³¹But he said to him, Child, *thou* art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
³²But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found. (Luke 15:2‑7,10,21‑32)

• Sacrifices have no place. Where would they be? How would they own God? A broken spirit is what suits the cross, suits Christ's broken body and forgiven sins. Nor does God despise this. It answers to His mind in the cross, to His grace towards the sinner. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 49-54” by J.N. Darby)

• It is realized that if the soul looks to the grace of God for cleansing, the only right condition for being cleansed, is “a broken spirit” and “a contrite heart.” (“Psalms 51” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.