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Psalms 51:16-18

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Psalms 51:16-18. Thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion -You see that the psalmist loves the chosen people of God. With all his faults, his heart is right towards the kingdom under his charge. He feels that he has helped to break down Zion, and to do mischief to Jerusalem, so he prays, " Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: "-

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