Psalms 49 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims
Psalms 49
1A Psalm of Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord has spoken, and he has called the earth, from the rising of the sun even to its setting,
2from Zion, the brilliance of his beauty.
3God will arrive manifestly. Our God also will not keep silence. A fire will flare up in his sight, and a mighty tempest will surround him.
4He will call to heaven from above, and to the earth, to discern his people.
5Gather his holy ones to him, you who order his covenant above sacrifices.
6And the heavens will announce his justice. For God is the judge.
7Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify for you. I am God, your God.
8I will not reprove you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.
9I will not accept calves from your house, nor he-goats from your flocks.
10For all the wild beasts of the forest are mine: the cattle on the hills and the oxen.
11I know all the flying things of the air, and the beauty of the field is with me.
12If I should be hungry, I would not tell you: for the whole world is mine, and all its plentitude.
13Shall I gnaw on the flesh of bulls? Or would I drink the blood of goats?
14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise, and pay your vows to the Most High.
15And call upon me in the day of tribulation. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.
16But to the sinner, God has said: Why do you discourse on my justices, and take up my covenant through your mouth?
17Truly, you have hated discipline, and you have cast my sermons behind you.
18If you saw a thief, you ran with him, and you have placed your portion with adulterers.
19Your mouth has abounded with malice, and your tongue has concocted deceits.
20Sitting, you spoke against your brother, and you set up a scandal against your mother’s son.
21These things you have done, and I was silent. You thought, unjustly, that I ought to be like you. But I will reprove you, and I will set myself against your face.
22Understand these things, you who forget God; lest at any time, he might quickly take you away, and there would be no one to rescue you.
23The sacrifice of praise will honor me. And in that place is the journey by which I will reveal to him the salvation of God.
Psalms 49
1A psalm for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: and he hath called the earth. From the rising of the sun, to the going down thereof:
2Out of Sion the loveliness of his beauty.
3God shall come manifestly: our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. A fire shall burn before him: and a mighty tempest shall be round about him.
4He shall call heaven from above, and the earth, to judge his people.
5Gather ye together his saints to him: who set his covenant before sacrifices.
6And the heavens shall declare his justice: for God is judge.
7Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God.
8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.
9I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks.
10For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen.
11I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.
12If I should be hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
13Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? or shall I drink the blood of goats?
14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.
15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16But to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth?
17Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee.
18If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker.
19Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits.
20Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy mother's son:
21These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face.
22Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you.
23The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me: and there is the way by which I will shew him the salvation of God.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims in Psalms 49
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
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Key Comparison: Psalms 49:16
"But to the sinner, God has said: Why do you discourse on my justices, and take up my covenant through your mouth?"
"But to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth?"
