“He who has despised present things, and has given himself to the word of God and is using his mind for thoughts that are above and are more divine, he would be the one who has a contrite heart and has made it a sacrifice that is not despised by the Lord. For "a contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not despise."…”
Basil of Caesarea, 4th c. — HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 16:12 (PS 34)
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18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
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16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
— Psalms 34:18 —
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.