Psalms 50
1 The mighty God, even Yhwh, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
God, the all-powerful one, speaks; he summons all people, from the east to the west.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
His glory shines from Zion [Hill in Jerusalem], an extremely beautiful city.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Our God comes to us, and he is not silent. A great fire is in front of him, and a storm is around him.
4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
He comes to judge his people. He shouts to the [angels in] heaven and to [the people on] the earth.
5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
He says, “Summon those who faithfully [worship] me, those who made an agreement with me by offering sacrifices to me.”
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. (Selah)
The [angels in] heaven declare, “God is righteous, and he is the supreme judge.”
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
God says, “My people, listen! You Israeli people, listen, as I, your God, say what you have done that is wrong.
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
I am not rebuking you for making sacrifices to me, for the offerings that you completely burn [on the altar].
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
But I do not really need [you to sacrifice] the bulls from your barns and the goats from your pens,
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
because all the animals in the forest belong to me, [and all] the cattle on 1,000 hills also belong to me.
11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
I [own and] know all the birds and all [the creatures] that move around in the fields.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
[So], if I were hungry, I would not tell you [to bring me some food], because everything in the world belongs to me!
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
I do not eat the flesh of the bulls [that you sacrifice], and I do not drink the blood of the goats [that you offer to me].
14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
The sacrifice [that I really want is that] you thank me and do all that you have promised to do.
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
And pray to me when you have troubles. [If you do that], I will rescue you, and [then] you will praise me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
But I say this to the wicked people: (Why do you/It does not benefit you at all to) [RHQ] recite my commandments or talk about the agreement that I made with you,
17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
because you have refused to allow me to discipline you, and you have rejected what I told you to do.
18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
Every time that you see a thief, you become his friend, and you spend [much] time with those who commit adultery.
19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
You are [always] talking [MTY] about doing wicked things, and you are [always] to deceive people.
20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
You are always accusing members of your own family [of doing wrong], and slandering them.
21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
You did [all] those things, and I did not say anything to you, [so] you thought that I was [a sinner] just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you, right in front of you.
22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
So, all you who have ignored me, pay attention to this, because if you do not, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one to rescue you.
23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
The sacrifice that [truly] honors me is to thank me [for what I have done]; and I will save those who always do the things that I want them to.”
