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He summoned the heavens above
    and the earth below,[a]
        to sit in judgment on his people.

“Assemble before me, my saints,
    who have entered into my covenant by sacrifice.”

The heavens revealed his justice,
    for God is himself the judge.
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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:4 The Heb. lacks below

He summons the heavens above,
    and the earth,(A) that he may judge his people:(B)
“Gather to me this consecrated people,(C)
    who made a covenant(D) with me by sacrifice.”
And the heavens proclaim(E) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.[a][b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
  2. Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.