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 Assaph.” The God of gods, the Lord, speaketh, and calleth the earth, from the rising of the sun unto his setting.
2 From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shineth forth.
3 Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.
Our God is coming, and will not keep silence: a fire devoureth before him, and round him there rageth a mighty storm.
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 above, and to 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 together unto me my pious servants, who make 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 tell of 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 against thee: God, thy God, am I.
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.
Not because of thy sacrifices will I reprove thee; and thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.
9 I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;
I will not take a 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 mine are all the beasts of the forest, the cattle upon a thousand mountains.
11 I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.
I know all the fowls of the mountains: whatever moveth on the fields is with me.
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 say it to thee; for mine is the world, and what filleth it.
13 Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?
Do I eat the flesh of fatted bulls, or drink the blood of he-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 pay unto the Most High thy vows;
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 on me on the day of distress: I will deliver thee, — and so wilt thou 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 relate my statutes, and why bearest thou my covenant upon thy mouth?
17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.
And yet thou hatest instruction, and castest 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 seest a thief, then art thou pleased with him, and with adulterers hast thou thy portion.
19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
Thou lettest loose thy mouth with 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; against thy own mother's son thou utterest slander.
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 didst ween that I am like thyself; [but] I will reprove thee, and set it in order before thy 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:
Do but reflect on this, ye that forget God, lest I tear [you] in pieces, with 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.
Whoso offereth thanksgiving glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his course aright, will I show the salvation of God.
