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Take . . . away from me—literally, "Take away, from upon Me"; the idea being that of a burden pressing upon the bearer. So Isaiah 1:14, "They are a trouble unto Me (literally, 'a burden upon Me'): I am weary to bear them."
the noise of thy songs—The hymns and instrumental music on sacred occasions are to Me nothing but a disagreeable noise.
I will not hear—Isaiah substitutes "prayers" (Isaiah 1:15) for the "songs" and "melody" here; but, like Amos, closes with "I will not hear."
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