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The sacrificesזִבְחֵיof Elohim areאֱלֹהִיםa brokenנִשְׁבָּרָהspirit;רוּחַa brokenנִשְׁבָּרand crushedוְנִדְכֶּהheart,לֵבElohim,אֱלֹהִיםyou will notלֹאdespise.תִבְזֶה
Psalms 51:17
Study it in the app“The sacrifices of Elohim are a broken spirit; a broken and crushed heart, Elohim, you will not despise.”
A broken and crushed heart, God, you will not despisePraise and worshipWhat God does not despise is a broken heartHumility and ServiceGod does not despise a broken and crushed heartComfort
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 51:17, word by word
- The sacrificesזִבְחֵיzivche
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zivche” appears- of Elohim areאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- a brokenנִשְׁבָּרָהnishbara
crush
To break pride; "a broken heart".
Where else “nishbara” appears- spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- and crushedנִדְכֶּהnidke
be crushed
Be ground down, shattered.
Where else “nidke” appears- heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- despiseתִבְזֶהtivze
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “tivze” appears
The context
16For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; in burnt offering you do not take pleasure.
17 · This verse (above)
18Do good in your favor to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.