The sacrifices of God Such as He desires and approves.

A broken spiritand a contrite heartare those in which sorrow and affliction (Psalms 51:8) have done their work, and the obstinacy of pride has been replaced by the humility of penitence. Cp. Psalms 34:18; Isaiah 57:15.

The P.B.V. a troubled spiritfollows the Vulg. spiritus contribulatus, but introduced a distinction which does not exist in the Heb.

thou wilt not despise Though David had despised the word of the Lord (2 Samuel 12:9), he is confident that God will not despise him. Cp. Psalms 102:17; John 6:37.

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