Psalm 50

God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.

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The mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken,

And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting [from east to west].
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God has shone forth.

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May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.

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He summons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people:

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“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

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And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge. Selah.

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

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“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices;
Your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

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“I will accept no young bull from your house
Nor male goat from your folds.

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“For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.

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“I know every bird of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field is ^(a)Mine.

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“If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
For the world and all it contains are Mine.^(A)

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“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?

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“Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High;

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Call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”

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But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?

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“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].

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“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior,
And you associate with adulterers.

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“You give your mouth to evil
And your tongue frames deceit.

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

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“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.

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“Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to rescue [you].

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“He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him],
I shall show the salvation of God.”

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 50:11: Or in my mind; lit with Me.

Cross references:

A. Psalm 50:12: 1 Corinthians 10:26