God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” God will not despise a broken heart. David’s life seems to illustrate this point. He went through so much pain that at the end of Psalm 39 he utters a prayer of desperation. David actually prays that the Lord would look away from him. In his desperation, he can see no other ending than death, and he tells God to just leave him alone. David says, Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at