“O Lord!
Open my lips!
My mouth will declare your praise.
You have no delight in sacrifice.
If I were to give a burnt offering,
You would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is
A broken spirit,
A broken heart,
A contrite heart.
O God!
You will not despise.”
David wanted God to open his lips and mouth so that they might praise God. He seemed to imply that God was not that pleased with sacrifices and burnt offerings. What God really wanted was a broken spirit and a contrite broken heart that would not despise him.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 