“My Heart Is Broken and My Spirit Is Contrite!”

Brant Gardner

These two verses continue Nephi’s plea but as an exclamation. Nephi has structured his psalm as pairs of problems/solutions: (1) blessed/beset with temptations; (2) praises for blessing/laments for temptations; (3) plea for the removal of temptation/confidence that they will be removed. Now, Nephi expresses the wide context of his hopes: that the true desires of his heart (exaltation) will exclude temptation.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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