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Psalms 51:17

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Psalms 51:17. The sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

There are some spices that are never perfect in fragrance till they are pounded with the pestle in the mortar, and so is a broken heart. If it be made to suffer and to smart, yet there is sweet pleasure to the Lord when he perceives in his people the smart concerning sin - when they hate and loathe it.

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