Take thou away from Me - Literally, “from upon Me,” that is, from being a burden to Me, a weight on Me. So God says by Isaiah, …

Songs. — The very sound of their tumultuous songs was a burden to Jehovah. As Christ cleansed the Temple, so would He dispel all t…

This is what God asks for—righteousness, not sweet music.

Have they not, even now, turned what were formerly houses of prayer into music-hall…

Here the Prophet, anticipating an objection, shows that the Israelites deceived themselves, because they believed that God was pacified by their sa…

Take you away from me the noise of your songs
The ten tribes, very probably, imitated the, temple music at Jerusalem…

Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord's judgments, who wish for times of war and confusion—like some who long for changes, hoping to rise on …