Micah 6:6

With what should I ¹  enter the Lord’s presence? With what ²  should I bow before the sovereign God? ³  Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Ge 14:18-22; Ex 12:5; Le 1:3-17; Nu 23:1-4,14,15,29,30; 2Sa 21:3; Ps 22:29; Ps 95:6; Da 3:26; Da 4:9; Da 5:18,21; Mt 19:16; Mr 5:7; Lu 10:25; Joh 6:26; Ac 2:37; Ac 16:17; Ac 16:30; Ro 10:2,3; Eph 3:14; Heb 10:4-10

¹ sn With what should I enter the Lord’s presence? The prophet speaks again, playing the role of an inquisitive worshiper who wants to know what God really desires from his followers.

² tn The words “with what” do double duty in the parallelism and are supplied in the second line of the translation for clarification.

³ tn Or “the exalted God.”