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1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks. He calls out to the earth from the sunrise in the east to the sunset in the west.
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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 From Zion, perfect and beautiful, God's glory shines out.
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2 From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
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3 Our God comes, and he won't be silent. A burning fire goes ahead of him. A terrible storm is all 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 calls out to heaven and earth to be his witnesses. Then he judges 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 He says, "Gather my holy people around me. They made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice."
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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 that what God decides is right. He himself 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 God says, "Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will give witness 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 don't find fault with you because of your sacrifices. I don't find fault with the burnt offerings you always bring 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 I don't need a bull from your barn. I don't need goats 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 animal in the forest already belongs to me. And so do the cattle on a thousand hills.
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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 own every bird in the mountains. The creatures of the field belong to me.
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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 wouldn't tell you. The world belongs to me. And so does everything in it.
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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? Do I 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 me thank offerings, because I am your God. Carry out the promises you made to me, because I am the Most High God.
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14 Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
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15 Call out to me when trouble comes. I will save 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 here is what God says to sinful people. "What right do you have to speak the words of my laws? How dare you speak the words of my covenant!
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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 my teaching. You turn your back on what I say.
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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 join him. You make friends with those 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 use your mouth to speak evil. You use your tongue to spread lies.
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19 You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
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20 You always speak against your brother. You always tell lies about 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 You have done those things, and I kept silent. So you thought I was just like you. But now I'm going to correct you. I will bring charges against you.
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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 "You who forget God, think about this. If you don't, I will tear you to pieces. No one will be able to save 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 Anyone who sacrifices thank offerings to me honors me. He makes it possible for me to show him that I am the God who saves."
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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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