<p class="poetry">They worshiped<n id="1" /> Baal of Peor,p> <p class="poetry">and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let them present thank offerings,p> <p class="poetry">and loudly proclaim what he has done!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Offer the prescribed sacrifices<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and trust in the <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He says:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Assemble my covenant people before me,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am not condemning<n id="1" /> you because of your sacrifices,p> <p class="poetry">or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will present a thank offering to you,p> <p class="poetry">and call on the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You make that quite clear to me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">O God, a humble and repentant heart<n id="2" /> you will not reject.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then you will accept<n id="1" /> the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings;p> <p class="poetry">then bulls will be sacrificed<n id="2" /> on your altar.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Now I will triumphp> <p class="poetry">over my enemies who surround me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will sing praises to the <sc>Lordsc>!p>