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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The Mighty One Calls
A Psalm of Asaph.
1The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from where the sun rises to where it sets.
2From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
3Our God approaches and will not be silent!
Consuming fire precedes Him,
and a tempest rages around Him.
4He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that He may judge His people:
5“Gather to Me My saints,
who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
6And the heavens proclaim His righteousness,
for God Himself is Judge.#50:6 Or He is a God of justice
Selah
7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you:
I am God, your God.
8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices,
and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
9I have no need for a bull from your stall
or goats from your pens,
10for every beast of the forest is Mine—
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11I know every bird in the mountains,
and the creatures of the field are Mine.
12If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
13Do I eat the flesh of bulls,
or drink the blood of goats?
14Sacrifice a thank offering to God,
and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
15Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
16To the wicked, however, God says,
“What right have you to recite My statutes
and to bear My covenant on your lips?
17For you hate My instruction
and cast My words behind you.
18When you see a thief, you befriend him,
and throw in your lot with adulterers.
19You unleash your mouth for evil
and unharness your tongue for deceit.
20You sit and malign your brother;
you slander your own mother’s son.
21You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was #50:21 Or you thought the ‘I AM’ was just like you.
But now I rebuke you
and accuse you to your face.#50:21 Literally and I set it in order before your eyes
22Now consider this, you who forget God,
lest I tear you to pieces,
with no one to rescue you:
23He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me,
and to him who rights his way,
I will show the salvation of God.”
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