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Psalm 50
A psalm of Asaph.
The Mighty One, God, the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
A psalm of Asaph.
The Mighty One, God, the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
A psalm of Asaph.
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.
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.
From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
God shines forth.
From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines in glorious radiance.
God shines in glorious radiance.
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.
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.
He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
He calls on the heavens above and earth below
to witness the judgment of his people.
to witness the judgment of his people.
“Gather to me this consecrated people,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
“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.”
Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,
for God himself will be the judge.
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for God himself will be the judge.
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“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.
“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!
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.
I have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,
or of goats from your pens,
But I do not need the bulls from your barns
or the goats from your pens.
or the goats from your pens.
for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
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.
I know every bird in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields are mine.
and the insects in the fields are mine.
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.
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.
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.
Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
or drink the blood of goats?
Do I eat the meat of bulls?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
“Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,
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.
and call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
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.”
But to the wicked person, God says:
“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant on your lips?
“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant on your lips?
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?
You hate my instruction
and cast my words behind you.
and cast my words behind you.
For you refuse my discipline
and treat my words like trash.
and treat my words like trash.
When you see a thief, you join with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.
you throw in your lot with adulterers.
When you see thieves, you approve of them,
and you spend your time with adulterers.
and you spend your time with adulterers.
You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.
and harness your tongue to deceit.
Your mouth is filled with wickedness,
and your tongue is full of lies.
and your tongue is full of lies.
You sit and testify against your brother
and slander your own mother’s son.
and slander your own mother’s son.
You sit around and slander your brother —
your own mother’s son.
your own mother’s son.
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.
“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:
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.