Psalms 50

1 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.

The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof.

2 From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

3 Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.

Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him.

4 His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

He calls to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

5 Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

Gather my sanctified together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

6 And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah)

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. (Selah)

7 Give ear, O my people, to my words; O Israel, I will be a witness against you; I am God, even your God.

Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify to thee, I am God, even thy God.

8 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 not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, and thy burnt offerings being continually before me.

9 I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;

I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.

10 For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

11 I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.

I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

12 If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.

13 Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

14 Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;

Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay thy vows to the Most High.

15 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.

And call upon me in the day of trouble. I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me.

16 But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

But to the wicked man God says, What have thou to do to declare my statutes, and that thou have taken my covenant in thy mouth,

17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

since thou hate instruction, and cast my words behind thee?

18 When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.

When thou saw a thief, thou consented with him, and have been partaker with adulterers.

19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

Thou give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.

20 You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

Thou sit and speak against thy brother; thou slander thine own mother's son.

21 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.

These things thou have done, and I kept silence. Thou thought that I was altogether such a one as thyself. But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

22 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:

Now consider this, ye who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:

23 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.

Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me. And to him who orders his way aright I will show the salvation of God.