Psalm 40:6-8
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
6 You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
you open my ears to listen.[a]
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.(A)
7 Then I said, ‘See, I have come;
in the scroll it is written about me.(B)
8 I delight to do your will, my God,(C)
and your instruction is deep within me.’(D)
Footnotes
- 40:6 Lit you hollow out ears for me
Psalm 51:16-17
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
16 You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;
you are not pleased with a burnt offering.(A)
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is[a] a broken spirit.
You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God.(B)
Footnotes
- 51:17 Lit The sacrifices of God are
Isaiah 1:11-15
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
11 ‘What are all your sacrifices to me? ’
asks the Lord.
‘I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.(A)
12 When you come to appear before me,
who requires this from you –
this trampling of my courts?
13 Stop bringing useless offerings.(B)
Your incense is detestable to me.
New Moons and Sabbaths,(C)
and the calling of solemn assemblies(D) –
I cannot stand iniquity(E) with a festival.
14 I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.
They have become a burden to me;
I am tired of putting up with them.
15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,(F)
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.(G)
Your hands are covered with blood.(H)
Micah 6:6-8
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
6 What should I bring before the Lord(A)
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before him with burnt offerings,(B)
with year-old calves?
7 Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams(C)
or with ten thousand streams of oil?
Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,(D)
the offspring of my body for my own sin?
8 Mankind, he has told each of you what is good(E)
and what it is the Lord requires of you:(F)
to act justly,(G)
to love faithfulness,(H)
and to walk humbly with your God.(I)
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