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1 The LORD, the only true God, has spoken. He has summoned the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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1 The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.
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2 God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.
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2 From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
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3 Our God will come and will not remain silent. A devouring fire is in front of him and a raging storm around him.
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3 Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
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4 He summons heaven and earth to judge his people:
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4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:
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5 "Gather around me, my godly people who have made a pledge to me through sacrifices."
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5 "Gather to me my consecrated ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
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6 The heavens announce his righteousness because God is the judge. Selah
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6 And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. "Selah"
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7 "Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God!
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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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8 I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me.
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8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
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9 [But] I will not accept [another] young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.
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9 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
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10 Every creature in the forest, [even] the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine.
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10 for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
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11 I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine.
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11 I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine.
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12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the world and all that it contains are mine.
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12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
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13 Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
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13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
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14 Bring [your] thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High.
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14 Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
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15 Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me."
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15 and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
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16 But God says to wicked people, "How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my promises!
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16 But to the wicked, God says: "What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?
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17 You hate discipline. You toss my words behind you.
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17 You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.
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18 When you see a thief, you want to make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.
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18 When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.
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19 You let your mouth say anything evil. Your tongue plans deceit.
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19 You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
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20 You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother's son.
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20 You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother's son.
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21 When 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.
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21 These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
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22 Consider this, you people who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one left to rescue you.
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22 "Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:
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23 Whoever 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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23 He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God."
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