5. “Gather My faithful ones to Me,those who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
6. The heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God is the Judge. Selah
7. “Listen, My people, and I will speak;I will testify against you, Israel.I am God, your God.
8. I do not rebuke you for your sacrificesor for your burnt offerings,which are continually before Me.
9. I will not accept a bull from your householdor male goats from your pens,
10. for every animal of the forest is Mine,the cattle on a thousand hills.
11. I know every bird of the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.
12. If I were hungry, I would not tell you,for the world and everything in it is Mine.
13. Do I eat the flesh of bullsor drink the blood of goats?