Psalm 50
NLT — New Living Translation Bible (NLT)
NIVUK — New International Version - UK Bible (NIVUK)
Verse 1
The Lord, the Mighty One, is God,
and he has spoken;
he has summoned all humanity
from where the sun rises to where it sets.
and he has spoken;
he has summoned all humanity
from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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
From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines in glorious radiance.
God shines in glorious radiance.
From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
God shines forth.
Verse 3
Our God approaches,
and he is not silent.
Fire devours everything in his way,
and a great storm rages around him.
and he is not silent.
Fire devours everything in his way,
and a great storm rages around him.
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 calls on the heavens above and earth below
to witness the judgment of his people.
to witness the judgment of 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
“Bring my faithful people to me—
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”
‘Gather to me this consecrated people,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.’
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.’
Verse 6
Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,
for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
Verse 7
“O my people, listen as I speak.
Here are my charges against you, O Israel:
I am God, your God!
Here are my charges against you, O Israel:
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 have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
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
But I do not need the bulls from your barns
or the goats from your pens.
or the goats from your pens.
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 all the animals of the forest are mine,
and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
and I own 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 on the mountains,
and all the animals of the field are mine.
and all the animals of the field are mine.
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 all the world is mine and everything in it.
for all the world is mine and everything in it.
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
Do I eat the meat of bulls?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
or drink the blood of goats?
Verse 14
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,
and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
and keep the vows you made 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
Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”
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 God says to the wicked:
“Why bother reciting my decrees
and pretending to obey my covenant?
“Why bother reciting my decrees
and pretending to obey my covenant?
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 refuse my discipline
and treat my words like trash.
and treat my words like trash.
You hate my instruction
and cast my words behind you.
and cast my words behind you.
Verse 18
When you see thieves, you approve of them,
and you spend your time with adulterers.
and you spend your time 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
Your mouth is filled with wickedness,
and your tongue is full of lies.
and your tongue is full of lies.
You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.
and harness your tongue to deceit.
Verse 20
You sit around and slander your brother—
your own mother’s son.
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
While you did all this, I remained silent,
and you thought I didn’t care.
But now I will rebuke you,
listing all my charges against you.
and you thought I didn’t care.
But now I will rebuke you,
listing all my charges against you.
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
Repent, all of you who forget me,
or I will tear you apart,
and no one will help you.
or I will tear you apart,
and no one will help 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
But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me.
If you keep to my path,
I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”
If you keep to my path,
I will reveal to you 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.’