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1 A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the Lord, Has spoken and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down.
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The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
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From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
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Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
4 He shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people:
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He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 "Gather My saints together to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."
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“Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
6 Let the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah
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And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.
7 "Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God!
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“Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God.
8 I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.
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I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9 I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goats out of your folds.
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I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.
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for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.
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I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
12 "If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
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If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
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“Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me."
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and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
16 But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,
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But to the wicked person, God says: “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?
17 Seeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you?
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You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.
18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers.
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When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.
19 You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
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You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son.
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You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother’s son.
21 These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes.
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When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
22 "Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
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“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God."
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Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation.”
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