Psalm 50
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New American Standard Bible 1995International Standard Version
1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.1God, the LORD, has spoken. He has summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting place.
2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined forth.
3May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.3Our God has appeared and he has not been silent; a devouring fire blazed before him, and a mighty storm swirled around him.
4He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:4He summoned the heavens above and the earth below, to sit in judgment on his people.
5"Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."5"Assemble before me, my saints, who have entered into my covenant by sacrifice."
6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.6The heavens revealed his justice, for God is himself the judge. Interlude
7"Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.7"Listen, my people, for I am making a pronouncement: Israel, I, God, your God, am testifying against you.
8"I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.8I do not rebuke you because of your sacrifices; indeed, your burnt offerings are continuously before me.
9"I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.9I will no longer accept a sacrificial bull from your household; nor goats from your pens.
10"For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.10Indeed, every animal of the forest is mine, even the cattle on a thousand hills.
11"I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.11I know all the birds in the mountains; indeed, everything that moves in the field is mine.
12"If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains.12"If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for the world is mine along with everything in it.
13"Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?13Why should I eat the flesh of oxen or drink the blood of goats?
14"Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;14Offer to God a thanksgiving praise; pay your vows to the Most High.
15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me."15Call on me in the day of distress; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me."
16But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?16As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!
17"For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.17You hate instruction and toss my words behind you.
18"When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers.
19"You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit.19You give your mouth free reign for evil, and your tongue devises deceit.
20"You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son.20You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.
21"These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.21These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."
22"Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.22Consider this, you who have forgotten God— Otherwise, I will tear you in pieces and there will be no deliverer:
23"He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God."23Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and I will reveal the salvation of God to whomever continues in my way."
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