Psalms 50
1 A Psalm of Asaph. The God of gods — Jehovah — hath spoken, And He calleth to the earth From the rising of the sun unto its going in.
A PSALM OF ASAPH. The God of gods—YHWH—has spoken, And He calls to the earth From the rising of the sun to its going in.
2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone.
From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone.
3 Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.
Our God comes, and is not silent, Fire devours before Him, And around Him it has been very tempestuous.
4 He doth call unto the heavens from above, And unto the earth, to judge His people.
He calls to the heavens from above, And to the earth, to judge His people.
5 Gather ye to Me My saints, Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.
Gather My saints to Me, Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.
6 And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself [is] judge. (Selah)
And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judging. (Selah)
7 Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God [am] I.
Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against you, God—I [am] your God.
8 Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings [Are] before Me continually.
I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, Indeed, your burnt-offerings [Are] continually before Me.
9 I take not from thy house a bullock, From thy folds he goats.
I do not take a bullock from your house, [Or] male goats from your folds.
10 For Mine [is] every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen.
For every beast of the forest [is] Mine, The livestock on the hills of oxen.
11 I have known every fowl of the mountains, And the wild beast of the field [is] with Me.
I have known every bird of the mountains, And the wild beast of the field [is] with Me.
12 If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine [is] the world and its fulness.
If I am hungry I do not tell [it] to you, For the world and its fullness [is] Mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls, And drink the blood of he-goats?
Do I eat the flesh of bulls, And drink the blood of male goats?
14 Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.
Sacrifice to God confession, And complete your vows to the Most High.
15 And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me.
And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver you, and you honor Me.
16 And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee — to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?
And to the wicked God has said: What to you—to recount My statutes? That you lift up My covenant on your mouth?
17 Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.
Indeed, you have hated instruction, And cast My words behind you.
18 If thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers [is] thy portion.
If you have seen a thief, Then you are pleased with him, And your portion [is] with adulterers.
19 Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,
You have sent forth your mouth with evil, And your tongue joins deceit together,
20 Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.
You sit, you speak against your brother, You give slander against a son of your mother.
21 These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.
These you did, and I kept silent, You have thought that I am like you, I reprove you, and set in array before your eyes.
22 Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.
Now understand this, You who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.
23 He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!
He who is sacrificing praise honors Me, As for him who makes a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!
