Amos 5:23 (YLT)

Passage

Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.

Nearby Context

Amos 5:21 I have hated--I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.

Amos 5:22 For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And the peace-offering of your fatlings I behold not.

Amos 5:23 Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.

Amos 5:24 And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.

Amos 5:25 Sacrifices and offering did ye bring nigh to Me, In a wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turn", "aside", "noise", "songs", "praise", "psaltery", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turn" and "aside", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your..." into verse 24's "And roll on as waters doth judgment...", so "turn" and "aside" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "turn" and "aside" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.