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God Wants True Worship

A psalm of Asaph [C a Levitical musician, a descendant of Gershon, at the time of David; 1 Chr. 6:39; 15:17; 2 Chr. 5:12].

50 The God of gods, the Lord, speaks.
    He ·calls [proclaims to; summons] the earth from the rising to the setting sun.
God shines from ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C the location of the Temple],
    ·whose beauty is perfect [L the perfection of beauty; 48:2; Lam. 2:15].
Our God comes, and he will not be silent.
    A fire ·burns [consumes] in front of him [Heb. 12:29],
    and a ·powerful storm [whirlwind; tempest] surrounds him [Is. 66:15].

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Psalm 50

A psalm of Asaph.

The Mighty One, God, the Lord,(A)
    speaks and summons the earth
    from the rising of the sun to where it sets.(B)
From Zion,(C) perfect in beauty,(D)
    God shines forth.(E)
Our God comes(F)
    and will not be silent;(G)
a fire devours(H) before him,(I)
    and around him a tempest(J) rages.

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