Psalms 50
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Psalms 50
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A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. | A Psalm. Of Asaph. The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down. |
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. | From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light. |
Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him. | Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him. |
He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people: | His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people: |
Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. | Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings. |
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. Selah | And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.) |
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, [even] thy God. | Give ear, O my people, to my words; O Israel, I will be a witness against you; I am God, even your God. |
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me. | I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me. |
I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds. | I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks; |
For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills. | For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. |
I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine. | I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine. |
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. | If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth. |
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? | Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink? |
Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High: | Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High; |
And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. | Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me. |
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, | But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth? |
Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee? | Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words. |
When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers. | When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives. |
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit. | You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit. |
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son. | You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son. |
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: [But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes. | These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes. |
Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver: | Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help: |
Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; And to him that ordereth his way [aright] Will I show the salvation of God. | Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God. |