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The Lord is a great Judge

66 This is what the Lord says:

‘Heaven is my throne.
    The earth is the place where I put my feet.
So you could not build a house for me to live in.
    Where would I lie down to rest?
I made all these things with my own hands.
    That is how everything began.’

The Lord says,

‘I am pleased with people who are humble.
Those people are sorry when they do wrong things.
    They respect my teaching.

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?
Has not my hand made all these things,(D)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,(E)
    and who tremble at my word.(F)

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