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Psalms 34:18
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16 aThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
bTo1 cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 
17 The righteous cry out, and athe Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles. 
18 aThe Lord is near bto those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as1 have a contrite spirit. 
19 aMany are the afflictions of the righteous,
bBut the Lord delivers him out of them all. 
20 He guards all his bones;
aNot one of them is broken. 
21 aEvil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be1 condemned. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Psalms 34:18

A broken heart - nishberey Web , the heart broken to shivers.

A contrite spirit - dakkeey ruach , "the beaten-out spirit." In both words the hammer is necessarily implied; in breaking to pieces the ore first, and then plating out the metal when it has been separated from the ore. This will call to the reader' s remembrance Jeremiah 23:29 : "Is not my word like as a fire, saith the Lord? And like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?" The breaking to shivers, and beating out, are metaphorical expressions: so are the hammer and the rock. What the large hammer struck on a rock by a powerful hand would do, so does the word of the Lord when struck on the sinner' s heart by the power of the Holy Spirit. The broken heart, and the contrite spirit, are two essential characteristics of true repentance.


 
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