Psalms 50
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Psalm 50
God as Judge
A psalm of Asaph.#1Ch 16:5,7
1The Mighty One, God,#50:1 Or The God of gods the Lord, speaks;
he summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.#Jos 22:22; Ps 113:3
2From Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God appears in radiance.#50:2 Or God shines forth#Dt 33:2; Ps 48:2; Lm 2:15
3Our God is coming; he will not be silent!
Devouring fire precedes him,
and a storm rages around him.#Ps 18:12–13; 97:3
4On high, he summons heaven and earth
in order to judge his people:#Dt 4:26; 31:28; 32:1; Is 1:2
5“Gather my faithful ones to me,
those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”#Ex 24:4–8; 2Ch 6:11
6The heavens proclaim his righteousness,#Ps 89:5; 97:6
for God is the Judge.#Ps 75:7; 96:13Selah
7“Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.#Dt 31:21; Ps 81:8
8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or for your burnt offerings,
which are continually before me.#1Sm 15:22; Ps 40:6; 51:16
9I will not take a bull from your household
or male goats from your pens,#Ps 69:31
10for every animal of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11I know every bird of the mountains,
and the creatures of the field are mine.#Ex 19:5; Ps 104:24
12If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and everything in it is mine.#Dt 10:14; Ps 24:1; 1Co 10:26
13Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?#Is 1:11
14Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice to God,#Lv 7:12; Ps 107:22; 116:17
and pay your vows to the Most High.#Dt 23:21; Ps 76:11
15Call on me in a day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”#Ps 20:1; 59:16; 77:2
16But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite my statutes
and to take my covenant on your lips?#Is 29:13
17You hate instruction
and fling my words behind you.#Pr 5:12; 12:1
18When you see a thief,
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.#Rm 1:32; 1Tm 5:22
19You unleash your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue for deceit.#Ps 10:7; 36:3; 52:2
20You sit, maligning your brother,
slandering your mother’s son.#Jb 19:18; Mt 10:21
21You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.#Is 42:14; 57:11
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.#50:21 Lit lay it out before your eyes#Ps 90:8
22“Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.#Jb 8:13; Ps 9:17
23Whoever offers a thanksgiving sacrifice honors me,
and whoever orders his conduct,
I will show him the salvation of God.”#Ps 85:13; 91:16; Gl 6:16
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Psalms 50
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Psalm 50
A psalm by Asaph.
1The Lord, the only true God, has spoken.
He has summoned the earth
from where the sun rises to where it sets.
2God shines from Zion,
the perfection of beauty.
3Our God will come and will not remain silent.
A devouring fire is in front of him
and a raging storm around him.
4He summons heaven and earth to judge his people:
5“Gather around me, my godly people
who have made a pledge to me through sacrifices.”
6The heavens announce his righteousness
because God is the judge. Selah
7“Listen, my people, and I will speak.
Listen, Israel, and I will testify against you:
I am God, your God!
8I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings,
which are always in front of me.
9 ⌞But⌟ I will not accept ⌞another⌟ young bull from your household
or a single male goat from your pens.
10Every creature in the forest,
⌞even⌟ the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine.
11I know every bird in the mountains.
Everything that moves in the fields is mine.
12If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
because the world and all that it contains are mine.
13Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14Bring ⌞your⌟ thanks to God as a sacrifice,
and keep your vows to the Most High.
15Call on me in times of trouble.
I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
16But God says to wicked people,
“How dare you quote my decrees
and mouth my promises! #50:16 Or “covenant.”
17You hate discipline.
You toss my words behind you.
18When you see a thief, you want to make friends with him.
You keep company with people who commit adultery.
19You let your mouth say anything evil.
Your tongue plans deceit.
20You sit and talk against your own brother.
You slander your own mother’s son.
21When you did these things, I remained silent.
⌞That⌟ made you think I was like you.
I will argue my point with you
and lay it all out for you to see.
22Consider this, you people who forget God.
Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces,
and there will be no one left to rescue you.
23Whoever offers thanks as a sacrifice honors me.
I will let everyone who continues in my way
see the salvation that comes from God.”
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