Discovery BoxPsalms 51:17 
Context51:17 The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit 1 –
O God, a humble and repentant heart 2 you will not reject. 3
Psalms 62:4
Context62:4 They 4 spend all their time planning how to bring him 5 down. 6
They love to use deceit; 7
they pronounce blessings with their mouths,
but inwardly they utter curses. 8 (Selah)
1 tn Heb “a broken spirit.”
2 tn Heb “a broken and crushed heart.”
3 tn Or “despise.”
4 tn That is, the psalmist’s enemies addressed in the previous verse.
5 tn That is, the generic “man” referred to in the previous verse.
6 tn Heb “only from his lofty place [or perhaps, “dignity”] they plan to drive [him] away.”
7 tn Heb “they delight [in] a lie.”
8 sn The enemies use deceit to bring down their victim. They make him think they are his friends by pronouncing blessings upon him, but inwardly they desire his demise.
