Psalms 50
1 A psalm of Asaph. The Lord God has spoken: He summons the earth from sunrise to sunset.
A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
2 From Zion, perfection of beauty, God’s glory shines forth.
From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God comes, he cannot keep silence, devouring fire is before him, and furious tempest around him.
Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
4 He summons the heavens above and the earth to judge his people.
He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
5 Gather to him his saints by covenant-sacrifice bound to him;
“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
6 that the heavens may declare his justice, for a God of justice is he. (Selah)
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge.
7 ‘Hear, O my people, and I will speak, and protest to you, O Israel: I am the Lord, your God.
“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
8 Not for your sacrifices will I reprove you your burnt-offerings are ever before me
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
9 Not a bullock will I take from your house, nor male goats out of your folds;
I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
10 for all beasts of the forest are mine, and the kine on a thousand hills.
for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the air, all that moves on the fields is mine.
I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.
12 Were I hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fulness are mine.
If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
13 Am I such as to eat bulls’ flesh, or drink the blood of goats?
Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer to God a thank-offering, pay the Most High your vows.
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
15 Summon me in the day of distress, I will rescue you, so will you honour me.’
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
16 But to the wicked God says: ‘What right have you to talk of my statutes, or take my covenant into your mouth
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
17 while you yourself hate correction, and cast my words behind you?
For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
18 When you see a thief, you run with them; with adulterers you keep company.
When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
19 You let your mouth loose for evil, your tongue contrives deceit.
You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.
20 You shamefully speak of your kin, and slander your own mother’s son.
You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
21 And because I kept silence at this, you did take me for one like yourself. But I will convict you and show you plainly.
You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
22 ‘Now you who forget God, mark this, lest I rend you, past hope of deliverance.
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
23 Those who bring a thank-offering honour me; but to those: who follows my way, I will show the salvation of God.’
He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
