The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.

They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.

With what should I enter the Lord’s presence? With what should I bow before the sovereign God? Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Is this really the kind of fasting I want? Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves, bowing their heads like a reed and stretching out on sackcloth and ashes? Is this really what you call a fast, a day that is pleasing to the Lord?