If I had thought about doing anything sinful, the Lord would not have listened ⌞to me⌟.
“Surely, God doesn’t listen to idle complaints. The Almighty doesn’t even pay attention to them.
Be careful! Don’t turn to evil, because you have chosen evil instead of suffering.
The Lord is far from wicked people, but he hears the prayers of righteous people.
A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayers of decent people please him.
Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
Surely the prayer of someone who refuses to listen to ⌞God’s⌟ teachings is disgusting.
So when you stretch out your hands ⌞in prayer⌟, I will turn my eyes away from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are covered with blood.
We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. Instead, he listens to people who are devout and who do what he wants.
When you pray for things, you don’t get them because you want them for the wrong reason—for your own pleasure.