Basil of Caesarea, on Ps 33:18

“The just cried, and the Lord heard them: and delivered them out of all their troubles.”

“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." … He who has no vanity and is not proud of anything human, he is the one who is contrite in heart and humble of spirit.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.