Psalm 50

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Psalm 50

God as Judge

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1} A psalm of Asaph.^(A)

Yahweh, the God of gods^(a) speaks;
He summons the earth from east to west.^(b)^(B)

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From Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God appears in radiance.^(c)^(C)

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Our God is coming; He will not be silent!
Devouring fire precedes Him,
and a storm rages around Him.^(D)

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On high, He summons heaven and earth
in order to judge His people.^(E)

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“Gather My faithful ones to Me,
those who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”^(F)

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The heavens proclaim His righteousness,^(G)
for God is the Judge.^(H)Selah

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“Listen, My people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.^(I)

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I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or for your burnt offerings,
which are continually before Me.^(J)

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I will not accept a bull from your household
or male goats from your pens,^(K)

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for every animal of the forest is Mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.

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I know every bird of the mountains,^(d)
and the creatures of the field are Mine.^(L)

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If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and everything in it is Mine.^(M)

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Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?^(N)

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Sacrifice a thank offering to God,^(O)
and pay your vows to the Most High.^(P)

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Call on Me in a day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”^(Q)

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But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?^(R)

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You hate instruction
and turn your back on My words.^(e)^(S)

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When you see a thief,
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.^(T)

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You unleash your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue for deceit.^(U)

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You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.^(V)

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You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.^(W)
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.^(f)^(X)

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“Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.^(Y)

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Whoever sacrifices a thank offering honors Me,
and whoever orders his conduct,
I will show him the salvation of God.”^(Z)

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 50:1: Or The Mighty One, God, the Lord, or The God of gods, the Lord

b. Psalm 50:1: Lit from the rising of the sun to its setting

c. Psalm 50:2: Or God shines forth

d. Psalm 50:11: LXX, Syr, Tg read heavens

e. Psalm 50:17: Or and cast My words behind you

f. Psalm 50:21: Lit out before your eyes

Cross references:

B. Psalm 50:1: Joshua 22:22; Psalm 113:3

C. Psalm 50:2: Deuteronomy 33:2; Psalm 48:2

D. Psalm 50:3: Psalm 18:12-13; Psalm 97:3

E. Psalm 50:4: Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 31:28; Deuteronomy 32:1; Isaiah 1:2

F. Psalm 50:5: Exodus 24:4-8; 2 Chronicles 6:11

G. Psalm 50:6: Psalm 89:5; Psalm 97:6

H. Psalm 50:6: Psalm 75:7; Psalm 96:13

I. Psalm 50:7: Deuteronomy 31:21; Psalm 81:8

J. Psalm 50:8: Psalm 40:6; Psalm 51:16

K. Psalm 50:9: Psalm 69:31

L. Psalm 50:10: Exodus 19:5; Psalm 104:24

M. Psalm 50:12: Deuteronomy 10:14; Psalm 24:1; 1 Corinthians 10:26

N. Psalm 50:13: Isaiah 1:11

O. Psalm 50:14: Leviticus 7:12; Psalm 107:22; Psalm 116:17

P. Psalm 50:14: Deuteronomy 23:21; Psalm 76:11

Q. Psalm 50:15: Psalm 20:1; Psalm 59:16; Psalm 77:2

R. Psalm 50:16: Isaiah 29:13

S. Psalm 50:17: Proverbs 5:12; Proverbs 12:1

T. Psalm 50:18: Romans 1:32

U. Psalm 50:19: Psalm 10:7; Psalm 36:3; Psalm 52:2

V. Psalm 50:20: Job 19:18; Matthew 10:21

W. Psalm 50:21: Isaiah 42:14; Isaiah 57:11

X. Psalm 50:21: Psalm 90:8

Y. Psalm 50:22: Job 8:13; Psalm 9:17

Z. Psalm 50:23: Psalm 85:13; Psalm 91:16