The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; yo
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and mak
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who d
A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of d
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the m
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; who
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for you