Psaume 51:17

17 Seigneur, ouvre mes lèvres, et ma bouche publiera ta louange.

Psaume 51:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 51:17

The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit
That is humbled under a sense of sin; has true repentance for it; is smitten, wounded, and broken with it, by the word of God in the hand of the Spirit, which is a hammer to break the rock in pieces; and that not merely in a legal, but in an evangelical way; grieving for sin as committed against a God of love; broken and melted down under a sense of it, in a view of pardoning grace; and mourning for it, while beholding a pierced and wounded Saviour: the sacrifices of such a broken heart and contrite spirit are the sacrifices God desires, approves, accepts of, and delights in;

a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise;
but regard, and receive with pleasure; see ( Psalms 102:17 ) ; the Lord binds up and heals such broken hearts and spirits, ( Psalms 147:3 ) ( Isaiah 61:1 ) ; he is nigh to such persons, looks upon them, has respect unto them, and comes and dwells among them, ( Psalms 34:18 ) ( Isaiah 66:1 Isaiah 66:2 ) ( 57:15 ) .

Psaume 51:17 In-Context

15 J'enseignerai tes voies aux transgresseurs, et les pécheurs se convertiront à toi.

16 Délivre-moi du sang versé, ô Dieu, Dieu de mon salut! Ma langue chantera hautement ta justice.

17 Seigneur, ouvre mes lèvres, et ma bouche publiera ta louange.

18 Car tu ne prends pas plaisir aux sacrifices, autrement j'en donnerais; l'holocauste ne t'est point agréable.

19 Le sacrifice agréable à Dieu, c'est un esprit brisé; ô Dieu, tu ne méprises pas le cœur contrit et brisé.