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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.
The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken,
And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines in glorious radiance.
God shines in glorious radiance.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God has shone forth.
God has shone forth.
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.
May our God come and not keep silence;
Fire devours before Him,
And it is very tempestuous around Him.
Fire devours before Him,
And it is very tempestuous around Him.
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, to judge His people:
And the earth, to judge His people:
“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 My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
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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And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge.
For God Himself is judge.
Selah.
“Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you;
I am God, your God.
O Israel, I will testify against you;
I am God, your God.
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
“I shall take no young bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds.
Nor male goats out of your folds.
“For every beast of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills.
The cattle on a thousand hills.
“I know every bird of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
“If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the world is Mine, and all it contains.
For the world is Mine, and all it contains.
“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?
Or drink the blood of male goats?
“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High;
And pay your vows to the Most High;
Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?
“For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.
And you cast My words behind you.
“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him,
And you associate with adulterers.
And you associate with adulterers.
“You let your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
And your tongue frames deceit.
“You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
You slander your own mother’s son.
“These things you have done and I kept silence;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
“Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders his way aright
I shall show the salvation of God.”
And to him who orders his way aright
I shall show the salvation of 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!
“Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you;
I am God, your God.
O Israel, I will testify against you;
I am God, your God.
I have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
But I do not need the bulls from your barns
or the goats from your pens.
or the goats from your pens.
“I shall take no young bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds.
Nor male goats out of your folds.
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 beast of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills.
The cattle on a thousand hills.
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 of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
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 it contains.
For the world is Mine, and all it contains.
Do I eat the meat of bulls?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?
Or drink the blood of male goats?
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.
“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High;
And pay your vows to the Most High;
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.”
Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
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 God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?
For you refuse my discipline
and treat my words like trash.
and treat my words like trash.
“For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.
And you cast My words behind you.
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 are pleased with him,
And you associate with adulterers.
And you associate with adulterers.
Your mouth is filled with wickedness,
and your tongue is full of lies.
and your tongue is full of lies.
“You let your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
And your tongue frames deceit.
You sit around and slander your brother —
your own mother’s son.
your own mother’s son.
“You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
You slander 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.
“These things you have done and I kept silence;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
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.
“Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.