The Humble and Contrite in Spirit
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Thus says the LORD:
a "Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?
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For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,"
Says the LORD.
b "But on this one will I look:
c On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
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"He d who kills a bull is as if he slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he e breaks a dog's neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine's blood;
He who burns incense, as if he blesses an idol.
Just as they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,
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So will I choose their delusions,
And bring their fears on them;
f Because, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight."
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Hear the word of the LORD,
You who tremble at His word:
"Your brethren who g hated you,
Who cast you out for My name's sake, said,
h 'Let the LORD be glorified,
That i we may see your joy.'
But they shall be ashamed."
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The sound of noise from the city!
A voice from the temple!
The voice of the LORD,
Who fully repays His enemies!
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Cross References
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
2 Chronicles 6:18
But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
Psalms 11:4
The LORD is in His holy temple, The LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
Matthew 5:34
But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.
Acts 17:24
God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
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Cross References
Psalms 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken hea...
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabi...
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because ...
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is t...
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be ...
Luke 18:13
"And the tax collector, standing afar off, woul...
Luke 18:14
"I tell you, this man went down to his house ju...
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Cross References
Psalms 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart - These, O God, You will not despise.
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Cross References
Isaiah 1:10 - 17
Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law of our God, You people of Gomorrah:
Isaiah 58:1 - 7
Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.
Micah 6:7
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:18
You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the LORD your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.
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Cross References
Proverbs 1:24
Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded.
Isaiah 65:12
Therefore I will number you for the sword, And you shall all bow down to the slaughter; Because, when I called, you did not answer; When I spoke, you did not hear, But did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.
Jeremiah 7:13
And now, because you have done all these works," says the LORD, "and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you, but you did not answer.
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Cross References
Psalms 38:20
Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.
Isaiah 60:15
Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations.
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake.
Luke 6:23
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
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Cross References
Isaiah 5:19
That say, "Let Him make speed and hasten His work, That we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, That we may know it.
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Cross References
2 Thessalonians 1:10
When He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
Titus 2:13
Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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