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Proper Worship

66 Thus says Yahweh:

“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is the footstool for my feet.
Where is this house that you would build for me?
    And where is this resting place for me?
And my hand has made all these things,
    and all these came to be,”[a]

declares[b] Yahweh, “but[c] I look to this one:

to the humble and the contrite of spirit
    and the one frightened at my word.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:2 Literally “were”
  2. Isaiah 66:2 Literally “declaration of”
  3. Isaiah 66:2 Or “and”

Heaven Is God’s Throne

66 This is what the Lord says:

(A)Heaven is My throne and the earth is the footstool for My feet.
Where then is a (B)house you could build for Me?
And where is a place that [a]I may rest?
For (C)My hand made all these things,
So all these things came into being,” declares the Lord.
“But I will look to this one,
At one who is humble and (D)contrite in spirit, and who (E)trembles at My word.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:1 Lit is My resting place?