I know all the fowls of the mountains - That is, I am fully acquainted with their numbers, their nature, their habits, and their residence. …

Notice the fine tone of irony that pervades this rebuke, the best weapon against ritualistic errors.

I will not reprove you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. I will take no bullock out of your hous…

I know all the fowls of the mountains
God not only knows them, but takes care of them; not a sparrow fails to the gr…

To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbor better than all burnt offerings. We are warned here not to rest in these outward…

1. Previously, the psalmist invited the nations to trust in God; here, he instructs them in the worship of God. The title is a psalm for…