1 And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. | |
2 The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, | |
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God has shone forth. | |
3 May our God come and not keep silence;
Fire devours before Him,
And it is very tempestuous around Him. | |
4 He summons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people: | |
5 “Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” | |
6 And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge.a Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interludeSelah. | |
7 “Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testifyb Or toagainst you;
I am God, your God. | |
8 “I do not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me. | |
9 “I shall take no young bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds. | |
10 “For every beast of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills. | |
11 “I know every bird of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field isc Or in My mind; lit with MeMine. | |
12 “If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the world is Mine, andd Lit its fullnessall it contains. | |
13 “Shall I eat the flesh ofe Lit strong onesbulls
Or drink the blood of male goats? | |
14 “Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High; | |
15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.” | |
16 But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth? | |
17 “For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you. | |
18 “When you see a thief, youf Some ancient versions read run togetherare pleased with him,
Andg Lit your part is withyou associate with adulterers. | |
19 “Youh Lit sendlet your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit. | |
20 “You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son. | |
21 “These things you have done and I kept silence;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes. | |
22 “Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. | |
23 “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him whoi Lit setsorders his way aright
I shall show the salvation of God.” | |
