Psalms 50

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God, God, the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

The mighty God, even the LORD, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof.

2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined.

3 Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence; a fire devoureth before Him, and round about Him it stormeth mightily.

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

4 He calleth to the heavens above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people:

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

5 'Gather My saints together unto Me; those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.'

Gather my saints together to me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

6 And the heavens declare His righteousness; for God, He is judge. (Selah)

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. (Selah)

7 'Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: God, thy God, am I.

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, even your God.

8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; and thy burnt-offerings are continually before Me.

I will not reprove you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.

I will take no bullock out of your house, nor he goats out of your folds.

10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

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

11 I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.

I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is Mine, and the fulness thereof.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you: for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.

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

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

14 Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High;

Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the most High:

15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.'

And call on me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.

16 But unto the wicked God saith: 'What hast thou to do to declare My statutes, and that thou hast taken My covenant in thy mouth?

But to the wicked God says, What have you to do to declare my statutes, or that you should take my covenant in your mouth?

17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee.

Seeing you hate instruction, and casts my words behind you.

18 When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, and with adulterers was thy portion.

When you saw a thief, then you consented with him, and have been partaker with adulterers.

19 Thou hast let loose thy mouth for evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.

21 These things hast thou done, and should I have kept silence? Thou hadst thought that I was altogether such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set the cause before thine eyes.

These things have you done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether such an one as yourself: but I will reprove you, and set them in order before your eyes.

22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Now consider this, you that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

23 Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving honoureth Me; and to him that ordereth his way aright will I show the salvation of God.'

Whoever offers praise glorifies me: and to him that orders his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God.