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 for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: and he hath 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 Sion the loveliness of his beauty.

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

God shall come manifestly: our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. A fire shall burn before him: and a mighty tempest shall be round about him.

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

He shall call heaven from above, and the earth, to judge his people.

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

Gather ye together his saints to him: who set his covenant before sacrifices.

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

And the heavens shall declare his justice: for God is judge.

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, 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 are always in my sight.

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

I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks.

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

For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen.

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

I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.

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 should be 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?

Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? or shall I 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 praise: 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 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 to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth?

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

Seeing thou hast hated discipline: 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.

If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker.

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

Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits.

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

Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy 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 was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face.

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:

Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you.

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.

The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me: and there is the way by which I will shew him the salvation of God.