Psalm 50
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Verse 1
The mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken,
And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting [from east to west].
And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting [from east to west].
The Mighty One, God, the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
Verse 2
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God has shone forth.
From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
God shines forth.
Verse 3
May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
Our God comes
and will not be silent;
a fire devours before him,
and around him a tempest rages.
and will not be silent;
a fire devours before him,
and around him a tempest rages.
Verse 4
He summons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people:
He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
Verse 5
“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
‘Gather to me this consecrated people,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.’
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.’
Verse 6
And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge. Selah.
Verse 7
“Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you:
I am God, your God.
‘Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel:
I am God, your God.
I will testify against you, Israel:
I am God, your God.
Verse 8
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices;
Your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
Verse 9
“I will accept no young bull from your house
Nor male goat from your folds.
I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,
or of goats from your pens,
Verse 10
“For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.
for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
Verse 11
I know every bird in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields are mine.
and the insects in the fields are mine.
Verse 12
“If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
For the world and all it contains are Mine.
If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
Verse 13
“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?
Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
or drink the blood of goats?
Verse 14
“Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High;
‘Sacrifice thank-offerings to God,
fulfil your vows to the Most High,
fulfil your vows to the Most High,
Verse 15
Call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
and call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honour me.’
I will deliver you, and you will honour me.’
Verse 16
But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?
But to the wicked person, God says:
‘What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant on your lips?
Verse 17
“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
You hate my instruction
and cast my words behind you.
and cast my words behind you.
Verse 18
“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior,
And you associate with adulterers.
When you see a thief, you join with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.
you throw in your lot with adulterers.
Verse 19
“You give your mouth to evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.
and harness your tongue to deceit.
Verse 20
“You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
You sit and testify against your brother
and slander your own mother’s son.
and slander your own mother’s son.
Verse 21
“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.
When you did these things and I kept silent,
you thought I was exactly[c] like you.
But I now arraign you
and set my accusations before you.
you thought I was exactly[c] like you.
But I now arraign you
and set my accusations before you.
Verse 22
“Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to rescue [you].
‘Consider this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Verse 23
“He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him],
I shall show the salvation of God.”
those who sacrifice thank-offerings honour me,
and to the blameless[d] I will show my salvation.’
and to the blameless[d] I will show my salvation.’