| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1A psalm of Asaph. Yahweh, the God of gods speaks; He summons the earth from east to west. | 1A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the LORD speaks, and summons the earth to come from the east and west. |
| 2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appears in radiance. | 2From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor. |
| 3Our God is coming; He will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes Him, and a storm rages around Him. | 3Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages. |
| 4On high, He summons heaven and earth in order to judge His people." | 4He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people. |
| 5Gather My faithful ones to Me, those who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." | 5He says: "Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!" |
| 6The heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God is the Judge. Selah " | 6The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah) |
| 7Listen, My people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God. | 7He says: "Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God! |
| 8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or for your burnt offerings, which are continually before Me. | 8I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me. |
| 9I will not accept a bull from your household or male goats from your pens, | 9I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds. |
| 10for every animal of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. | 10For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills. |
| 11I know every bird of the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. | 11I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine. |
| 12If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and everything in it is Mine. | 12Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me. |
| 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? | 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats? |
| 14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and pay your vows to the Most High. | 14Present to God a thank-offering! Repay your vows to the sovereign One! |
| 15Call on Me in a day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me." | 15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!" |
| 16But God says to the wicked:" What right do you have to recite My statutes and to take My covenant on your lips? | 16God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant? |
| 17You hate instruction and turn your back on My words. | 17For you hate instruction and reject my words. |
| 18When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers. | 18When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. |
| 19You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue for deceit. | 19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive. |
| 20You sit, maligning your brother, slandering your mother's son. | 20You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother. |
| 21You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But I will rebuke you and lay out the case before you." | 21When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you! |
| 22Understand this, you who forget God, or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to rescue you. | 22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you. |
| 23Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and whoever orders his conduct, I will show him the salvation of God." | 23Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver." |
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