Psalms 50

1 A Psalme of Asaph. The God of Gods, euen the Lord hath spoken and called the earth from the rising vp of the sunne vnto the going downe thereof.

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.

2 Out of Zion, which is the perfection of beautie, hath God shined.

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

3 Our God shall come and shall not keepe silence: a fire shall deuoure before him, and a mightie tempest shall be mooued round about him.

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

4 Hee shall call the heauen aboue, and the earth to iudge his people.

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

5 Gather my Saints together vnto me, those that make a couenant with me with sacrifice.

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

6 And the heauens shall declare his righteousnes: for God is iudge himselfe. (Selah)

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

7 Heare, O my people, and I wil speake: heare, O Israel, and I wil testifie vnto thee: for I am God, euen thy God.

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

8 I wil not reproue thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt offerings, that haue not bene continually before me.

I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me.

9 I will take no bullocke out of thine house, nor goates out of thy foldes.

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

10 For all the beastes of the forest are mine, and the beastes on a thousand mountaines.

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

11 I knowe all the foules on the mountaines: and the wilde beastes of the fielde are mine.

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

12 If I bee hungry, I will not tell thee: for the world is mine, and all that therein is.

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

13 Will I eate the flesh of bulles? or drinke the blood of goates?

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

14 Offer vnto God praise, and pay thy vowes vnto the most High,

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

15 And call vpon me in the day of trouble: so will I deliuer thee, and thou shalt glorifie me.

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.

16 But vnto the wicked said God, What hast thou to doe to declare mine ordinances, that thou shouldest take my couenant in thy mouth,

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

17 Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?

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

18 For when thou seest a thiefe, thou runnest with him, and thou art partaker with the adulterers.

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

19 Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.

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

20 Thou sittest, and speakest against thy brother, and slanderest thy mothers sonne.

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

21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue: therefore thou thoughtest that I was like thee: but I will reproue thee, and set them in order before thee.

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.

22 Oh cosider this, ye that forget God, least I teare you in pieces, and there be none that can deliuer you.

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:

23 He that offereth praise, shall glorifie mee: and to him, that disposeth his way aright, will I shew the saluation of God.

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.