11The MightyOne, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth2from the rising of the sun to its setting.
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Out of Zion, 3the perfection of beauty, God4has shoneforth.
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May our God5come and not keepsilence; 6Firedevoursbefore Him, And it is very7tempestuousaround Him.
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He 8summons the heavensabove*, And the earth, to judge His people:
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"Gather My 9godlyones to Me, Those who have made a 10covenant with Me by 11sacrifice."
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And the 12heavensdeclare His righteousness, For 13GodHimself is judge. Selah.
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"14Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, 15your God.
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"I do 16not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burntofferings are continuallybefore Me.
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"I shall takeno17youngbull out of your house Nor malegoats out of your folds.
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"For 18everybeast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousandhills.
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"I knowevery19bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
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"If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the 20world is Mine, and all it contains.
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"Shall I eat the flesh of 21bulls Or drink the blood of malegoats?
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"Offer to God22a sacrifice of thanksgiving And 23pay your vows to the MostHigh;
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24Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall 25rescue you, and you will 26honor Me."
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But to the wickedGodsays, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take27My covenant in your mouth?
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"For you 28hatediscipline, And you 29cast My wordsbehind you.
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"When you see a thief, you 30are pleased with him, And you 31associate with adulterers.
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"You 32let your mouthloose in evil And your 33tongueframesdeceit.
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"You sit and 34speak against your brother; You slander* your own mother'sson.
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"Thesethings you have done and 35I keptsilence; You thought that I was just like you; I will 36reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
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"Nowconsiderthis, you who 37forgetGod, Or I will 38tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
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"He who 39offers a sacrifice of thanksgivinghonors Me; And to him who 40orders his way aright I shall 41show the salvation of God."