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 Mighty One, is God,
and he has spoken;
he has summoned all humanity
from where the sun rises to where it sets.
2From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines in glorious radiance.
3Our God approaches,
and he is not silent.
Fire devours everything in his way,
and a great storm rages around him.
4He calls on the heavens above and earth below
to witness the judgment of his people.
5“Bring my faithful people to me—
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”
6Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,
for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
7“O my people, listen as I speak.
Here are my charges against you, O Israel:
I am God, your God!
8I have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
9But I do not need the bulls from your barns
or the goats from your pens.
10For all the animals of the forest are mine,
and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
11I know every bird on the mountains,
and all the animals of the field are mine.
12If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for all the world is mine and everything in it.
13Do I eat the meat of bulls?
Do I drink the blood of goats?
14Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,
and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
15Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”
16But God says to the wicked:
“Why bother reciting my decrees
and pretending to obey my covenant?
17For you refuse my discipline
and treat my words like trash.
18When you see thieves, you approve of them,
and you spend your time with adulterers.
19Your mouth is filled with wickedness,
and your tongue is full of lies.
20You sit around and slander your brother—
your own mother’s son.
21While 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.
22Repent, all of you who forget me,
or I will tear you apart,
and no one will help you.
23But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me.
If you keep to my path,
I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”
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