GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
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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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.
2 God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
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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Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
4 He summons heaven and earth to judge his people:
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He shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people:
5 "Gather around me, my godly people who have made a pledge to me through sacrifices."
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"Gather My saints together to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."
6 The heavens announce his righteousness because God is the judge. Selah
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Let the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah
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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"Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God!
8 I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me.
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I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.
9 [But] I will not accept [another] young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.
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I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goats out of your folds.
10 Every creature in the forest, [even] the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine.
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For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine.
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I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the world and all that it contains are mine.
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"If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
13 Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
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Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?
14 Bring [your] thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High.
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Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
15 Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me."
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Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me."
16 But God says to wicked people, "How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my promises!
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But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,
17 You hate discipline. You toss my words behind you.
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Seeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you?
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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When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers.
19 You let your mouth say anything evil. Your tongue plans deceit.
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You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother's son.
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You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son.
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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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.
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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"Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
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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Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God."