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The Lord watches over those who love him; he is their strong protection and firm support. He shelters them from the heat, shades them from the noonday sun, and keeps them from stumbling and falling.
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He makes them cheerful and puts a sparkle in their eyes. He blesses them with life and health.
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If you offer as a sacrifice an animal that you have obtained dishonestly, it is defective and unacceptable.
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The Most High gets no pleasure from sacrifices made by ungodly people; no amount of sacrifices can make up for their sins.
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Anyone who steals an animal from the poor to offer as a sacrifice is like someone who kills a boy before his father's eyes.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.