Psalms 50

1 A psalm of Asaph. The Lord God has spoken: He summons the earth from sunrise to sunset.

The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof.

2 From Zion, perfection of beauty, God’s glory shines forth.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

3 Our God comes, he cannot keep silence, devouring fire is before him, and furious tempest around him.

Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him.

4 He summons the heavens above and the earth to judge his people.

He calls to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

5 Gather to him his saints by covenant-sacrifice bound to him;

Gather my sanctified together to me, those who have 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 shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. (Selah)

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 to thee, I am God, even thy God.

8 Not for your sacrifices will I reprove you your burnt-offerings are ever before me

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, and thy burnt offerings being continually before me.

9 Not a bullock will I take from your house, nor male goats out of your folds;

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

10 for all beasts of the forest are mine, and the kine on a thousand hills.

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

11 I know all the birds of the air, all that moves on the fields is mine.

I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts 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 thee, for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.

13 Am I such as to eat bulls’ flesh, or drink the blood of goats?

Will 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.

Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay thy vows to the Most High.

15 Summon me in the day of distress, I will rescue you, so will you honour me.’

And call upon me in the day of trouble. I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me.

16 But to the wicked God says: ‘What right have you to talk of my statutes, or take my covenant into your mouth

But to the wicked man God says, What have thou to do to declare my statutes, and that thou have taken my covenant in thy mouth,

17 while you yourself hate correction, and cast my words behind you?

since thou hate instruction, and cast my words behind thee?

18 When you see a thief, you run with them; with adulterers you keep company.

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

19 You let your mouth loose for evil, your tongue contrives deceit.

Thou give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.

20 You shamefully speak of your kin, and slander your own mother’s son.

Thou sit and speak against thy brother; thou slander thine 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.

These things thou have done, and I kept silence. Thou thought that I was altogether such a one as thyself. But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

22 ‘Now you who forget God, mark this, lest I rend you, past hope of deliverance.

Now consider this, ye who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:

23 Those who bring a thank-offering honour me; but to those: who follows my way, I will show the salvation of God.’

Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me. And to him who orders his way aright I will show the salvation of God.