The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

66 (A)Thus says the Lord:
(B)“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
    and what is the place of my rest?
(C)All these things my hand has made,
    and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
(D)But this is the one to whom I will look:
    he who is humble and contrite in spirit
    and trembles at my word.

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The Worship God Demands

66 Thus says the Lord:
“Heaven is my throne
    and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house which you would build for me,
    and what is the place of my rest?
All these things my hand has made,
    and so all these things are mine,[a]
                says the Lord.
But this is the man to whom I will look,
    he that is humble and contrite in spirit,
    and trembles at my word.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:2 Gk Syr: Heb came to be