If I were hungry, I would not tell thee - I should not have occasion to apply to you; I should not be dependent on you.

For the…

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…

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee Or "say to you" ^F23; ask for anything

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…