Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.

Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

They shall call the peoples [to] the mountain; There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they shall partake [of] the abundance of the seas And [of] treasures hidden in the sand."

Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city -- from Giloh -- while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom continually increased in number.

"To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats.

Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies -- I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

"For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant.

And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, [Is it] not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, [Is it] not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably?" Says the LORD of hosts.

For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; In every place incense [shall be] offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations," Says the LORD of hosts.

You also say, 'Oh, what a weariness!' And you sneer at it," Says the LORD of hosts. "And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?" Says the LORD.

"Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

"Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of [our] lips, giving thanks to His name.

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish [in] the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all those who put their trust in Him.

A Psalm of David. Vindicate me, O LORD, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the LORD; I shall not slip.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God [is] a refuge for us. Selah

For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good [thing] will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

O LORD of hosts, Blessed [is] the man who trusts in You!

You will keep [him] in perfect peace, [Whose] mind [is] stayed [on You,] Because he trusts in You.

Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, [is] everlasting strength.

" Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God.

Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls [to Him] in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.