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.

A Psalm. Of Asaph. God, Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto 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 hath shined forth.

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

Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be 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 will call to the heavens from 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 unto me my godly ones, those that 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 executeth judgment 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, my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, 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, or thy burnt-offerings, 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, 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 fowl of the mountains, and the roaming creatures 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 fulness thereof.

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

Should I eat the flesh of bulls, and 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 unto God thanksgiving, and perform thy vows unto 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 shalt 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 unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,

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

Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast 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 sawest a thief, thou didst take pleasure in him, and thy portion was with adulterers;

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

Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;

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

Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother, thou revilest 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] hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether 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 that forget God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be no deliverer.

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.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth [his] way will I shew the salvation of God.