Psalms 50

1 God, Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

1 The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down.

1A Psalm of Asaph. The God of gods--Jehovah--hath spoken, And He calleth to the earth From the rising of the sun unto its going in.

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

2From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shone.

3 OurGod will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

3Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.

3Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.

4 He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

4His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

4He doth call unto the heavens from above, And unto the earth, to judge His people.

5 Gather unto me mygodly ones, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice!

5Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

5Gather ye to Me My saints, Making covenant with Me over a sacrifice.

6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; forGod executeth judgment himself. Selah.

6And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)

6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself <FI>is<Fi> judge. Selah.

7 Hear, my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I amGod, thyGod.

7Give ear, O my people, to my words; O Israel, I will be a witness against you; I am God, even your God.

7Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God <FI>am<Fi> I.

8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt-offerings, continually before me;

8I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me.

8Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings <FI>Are<Fi> before Me continually.

9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he-goats out of thy folds:

9I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;

9I take not from thy house a bullock, From thy folds he goats.

10 For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills;

10For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

10For Mine <FI>is<Fi> every beast of the forest, The cattle on the hills of oxen.

11 I know all the fowl of the mountains, and the roaming creatures of the field are mine:

11I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.

11I have known every fowl of the mountains, And the wild beast of the field <FI>is<Fi> with Me.

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

12If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.

12If I am hungry I tell not to thee, For Mine <FI>is<Fi> the world and its fulness.

13 Should I eat the flesh of bulls, and drink the blood of goats?

13Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?

13Do I eat the flesh of bulls, And drink the blood of he-goats?

14 Offer untoGod thanksgiving, and perform thy vows unto the Most High;

14Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;

14Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.

15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

15Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.

15And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me.

16 But unto the wickedGod saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,

16But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

16And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee--to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?

17 Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?

17Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

17Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

18 When thou sawest a thief, thou didst take pleasure in him, and thy portion was with adulterers;

18When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.

18If thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers <FI>is<Fi> thy portion.

19 Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;

19You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

19Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

20 Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son:

20You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

20Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander.

21 These [things] hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: [but] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.

21These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.

21These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.

22 Now consider this, ye that forgetGod, lest I tear in pieces, and there be no deliverer.

22Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:

22Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.

23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth [his] way will I shew the salvation ofGod.

23Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.

23He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!