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1 The LORD, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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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 From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.
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From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages 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 calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people.
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He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Bring my faithful people to me— those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”
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“Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
6 Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
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And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.
7 “O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: 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 have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
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I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9 But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens.
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I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
10 For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own 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 every bird on the mountains, and all the animals 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 all the world is mine and everything in it.
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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 Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14 Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
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“Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
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and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
16 But God says to the wicked: “Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?
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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 For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.
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You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.
18 When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.
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When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.
19 Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.
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You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
20 You sit around and slander your brother— your own mother’s son.
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You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother’s son.
21 While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn’t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.
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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 Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.
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“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
23 But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you 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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