Psalms 50

¹The 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.

²From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

³Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.

⁴His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

⁵Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

⁶And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)

⁷Give ear, O my people, to my words; O Israel, I will be a witness against you; I am God, even your God.

⁸I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me.

⁹I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;

¹⁰For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

¹¹I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.

¹²If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.

¹³Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?

¹⁴Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;

¹⁵Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.

¹⁶But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

¹⁷Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

¹⁸When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.

¹⁹You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

²⁰You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

²¹These 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.

²²Now 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:

²³Whoever 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.

Psalms 50

¹The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

²Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

³Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.

⁴He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:

⁵"Gather my holy ones together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

⁶The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.

⁷"Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

⁸I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.

⁹I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.

¹⁰For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.

¹¹I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.

¹²If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

¹³Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

¹⁴Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.

¹⁵Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

¹⁶But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

¹⁷seeing you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

¹⁸When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

¹⁹"You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

²⁰You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son.

²¹You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

²²"Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.

²³Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him."