Psalms 50

1 A psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

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.

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

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

3 Our God comes and does not stay silent; a fire devours before him, and it is very stormy around him.

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

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

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

5 “Gather my faithful ones together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

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

6 The heavens will declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. (Selah)

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

7 “Hear, my people, and I will speak; I am God, your God.

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

8 I will not reprove you for your sacrifices; your burnt offerings are always before me.

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

9 I will take no bull out of your house, or male goats out of your folds.

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

10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle 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 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 you; for the world is mine, and everything in it.

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

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

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

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

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

15 Call on me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will glorify me.”

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

16 But to the wicked God says, “What have you to do with declaring my statutes, that you have taken my covenant in your mouth,

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?

17 since you hate instruction and throw my words away?

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

18 When you see a thief, you agree with him; you participate with those who commit adultery.

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

19 You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue expresses deceit.

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

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

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

21 You have done these things, but I have kept silent, so you thought that I was someone just like yourself. But I will reprove you and bring up, right before your eyes, all the things you have done.

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.

22 Give this careful consideration, you who forget God, otherwise I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one to come to help you!

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

23 The one who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving praises me, and to anyone who plans his path in the right way I will show God's salvation.”

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