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A Psalm to Asaph.

¶ The God of gods, even the LORD, has spoken and convocated the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined forth.

Our God shall come and shall not keep silence; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

He shall convocate the heavens of above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

Gather my merciful ones together unto me, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is the judge. Selah.

¶ Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee; I am God, even thy God.

I will not reprove thee regarding thy sacrifices; thy burnt offerings are continually before me.

I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

10 For every beast of the forest is mine and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

11 I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are with me.

12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine and the fullness thereof.

13 Must I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

14 Sacrifice praise unto God and pay thy vows unto the most High

15 and call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

16 ¶ But unto the wicked God saith, What part hast thou to declare my statutes or that thou should take my covenant in thy mouth?

17 Seeing thou dost hate chastening and dost cast my words behind thee.

18 When thou didst see a thief, then thou didst consent with him and hast been partaker with adulterers.

19 Thou didst give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.

20 Thou didst sit and speak against thy brother; thou didst slander thine own mother’s son.

21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou didst think that I was altogether such a one as thyself, but I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes.

22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I take you away, and there be none to deliver.

23 Whosoever sacrifices praise glorifies me; and to him that orders his ways aright I will show the salvation of God.

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.
He summons the heavens above,
    and the earth,(K) that he may judge his people:(L)
“Gather to me this consecrated people,(M)
    who made a covenant(N) with me by sacrifice.”
And the heavens proclaim(O) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.[a][b](P)

“Listen, my people, and I will speak;
    I will testify(Q) against you, Israel:
    I am God, your God.(R)
I bring no charges(S) against you concerning your sacrifices
    or concerning your burnt offerings,(T) which are ever before me.
I have no need of a bull(U) from your stall
    or of goats(V) from your pens,(W)
10 for every animal of the forest(X) is mine,
    and the cattle on a thousand hills.(Y)
11 I know every bird(Z) in the mountains,
    and the insects in the fields(AA) are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
    for the world(AB) is mine, and all that is in it.(AC)
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats?

14 “Sacrifice thank offerings(AD) to God,
    fulfill your vows(AE) to the Most High,(AF)
15 and call(AG) on me in the day of trouble;(AH)
    I will deliver(AI) you, and you will honor(AJ) me.”

16 But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws
    or take my covenant(AK) on your lips?(AL)
17 You hate(AM) my instruction
    and cast my words behind(AN) you.
18 When you see a thief, you join(AO) with him;
    you throw in your lot with adulterers.(AP)
19 You use your mouth for evil
    and harness your tongue to deceit.(AQ)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(AR)
    and slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(AS)
    you thought I was exactly[c] like you.
But I now arraign(AT) you
    and set my accusations(AU) before you.

22 “Consider this, you who forget God,(AV)
    or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:(AW)
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
    and to the blameless[d] I will show my salvation.(AX)

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.
  3. Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was
  4. Psalm 50:23 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.