Psalms 50
50
PSALM 50
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Meter: 6,6,8,6
A Psalm of Asaph.
1The mighty God, the Lord,
hath spoken, and did call
The earth, from rising of the sun,
to where he hath his fall.
2From out of Sion hill,
which of excellency
And beauty the perfection is,
God shined gloriously.
3Our God shall surely come,
keep silence shall not he:
Before him fire shall waste, great storms
shall round about him be.
4Unto the heavens clear
he from above shall call,
And to the earth likewise, that he
may judge his people all.
5Together let my saints
unto me gather'd be,
Those that by sacrifice have made
a covenant with me.
6And then the heavens shall
his righteousness declare:
Because the Lord himself is he
by whom men judged are.
7My people Isr'el hear,
speak will I from on high,
Against thee I will testify;
God, ev'n thy God, am I.
8I for thy sacrifice
no blame will on thee lay,
Nor for burnt-off 'rings, which to me
thou offer'dst ev'ry day.
9I'll take no calf nor goats
from house or fold of thine:
10For beasts of forests, cattle all
on thousand hills, are mine.
11The fowls on mountains high
are all to me well known;
Wild beasts which in the fields do lie,
ev'n they are all mine own.
12Then, if I hungry were,
I would not tell it thee;
Because the world, and fulness all
thereof, belongs to me.
13Will I eat flesh of bulls?
or goats' blood drink will I?
14Thanks offer thou to God, and pay
thy vows to the most High.
15And call upon me when
in trouble thou shalt be;
I will deliver thee, and thou
my name shalt glorify.
16But to the wicked man
God saith, My laws and truth
Should'st thou declare? how dar'st thou take
my cov'nant in thy mouth?
17Sith thou instruction hat'st,
which should thy ways direct;
And sith my words behind thy back
thou cast'st, and dost reject.
18When thou a thief didst see,
with him thou didst consent;
And with the vile adulterers
partaker on thou went.
19Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill,
thy tongue deceit doth frame;
20Thou sitt'st, and 'gainst thy brother speak'st,
thy mother's son dost shame.
21Because I silence kept,
while thou these things hast wrought;
That I was altogether like
thyself, hath been thy thought;
Yet I will thee reprove,
and set before thine eyes,
In order ranked, thy misdeeds
and thine iniquities.
22Now, ye that God forget,
this carefully consider;
Lest I in pieces tear you all,
and none can you deliver.
23Whoso doth offer praise
me glorifies; and I
Will shew him God's salvation,
that orders right his way.
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Psalms 50
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A psalm of Asaph.
1The Lord, the Almighty God, speaks! He summons everyone on earth, from the east to the west.
2God shines out of Mount Zion, perfect in beauty.
3Our God arrives, and does not stay quiet. Fire flames before him, burning everything up; a violent storm rages around him.
4He summons the heavens above and the earth to witness the judgment of his people.
5“Bring me those who trust in me—those who confirmed the agreement#50:5. Literally, “covenant,” also verse 16. with me through sacrifice.”
6The heavens declare his decisions are right, for God himself is the judge. Selah.
7“My people, listen to what I have to say. I am bringing charges against you, Israel. I am God, your God!
8I'm not complaining about your sacrifices or burnt offerings that you offer all the time.
9I do not require bulls from your barns or goats from your pens,
10for I own all the animals of the forest, and the cattle on a thousand hills belong to me.
11I know every bird of the mountains; all living things in the fields are mine.
12If I were hungry, I wouldn't tell you, for the earth and everything in it are mine.
13Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14Give an offering of thanks to God; keep the promises you made to the Most High,
15and call on me when you're in trouble. I will rescue you, and you will thank me.”
16But to the wicked God says, “What's the point of mechanically repeating my laws or making empty promises about obeying the agreement?
17You hate my discipline,#50:17. Or “teaching.” and you toss my words away, leaving them behind you.
18When you see people stealing, you admire them; you associate with adulterers.
19With your mouth you say evil things; you use your tongue to spread lies.
20You sit there and speak against your brother, slandering your own mother's son.
21I kept quiet when you did these things. You thought I was someone just like you. But now I confront you, and bring my charges against you.
22Think again, you people who dismiss God, or I will tear you apart, and no one will be able to save you.
23But those who give an offering of thanks honor me, and to those who follow the right I will show them the salvation of God.”
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