Psa 51:17, 102:16-17, Mar 12:42-44, 14:6-9 | ESV | STEP | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and contrite heart , O God , you will not despise .

Psalms 51:17

17 The sacrifices of God are ^aa broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Psalms 102:16-17

16 For the Lord ^bbuilds up Zion;
he ^cappears in his glory;
17 he ^dregards the prayer of the destitute
and does not despise their prayer.

Mark 12:42-44

42 And a poor widow came and put in two ^esmall copper coins, which make a penny. ^{▼▼Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)} 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^gthis poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her ^hpoverty has put in everything she had, all ⁱshe had to live on.”

Mark 14:6-9

6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 For ^jyou always have the poor with you, and whenever ^kyou want, you can do good for them. But ^lyou will not always have me. 8 ^mShe has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand ⁿfor burial. 9 And truly, I say to you, wherever ^othe gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told ^pin memory of her.”