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1 The God of gods, the Lord, speaks. He calls the earth from the rising to the setting sun.
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The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 God shines from Jerusalem, whose beauty is perfect.
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God comes, and he will not be silent. A fire burns in front of him, and a powerful storm surrounds him.
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Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
4 He calls to the sky above and to the earth that he might judge his people.
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He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 He says, "Gather around, you who worship me, who have made an agreement with me, using a sacrifice."
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“Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice! ”
6 God is the judge, and even the skies say he is right. Selah
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The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah
7 God says, "My people, listen to me; Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
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“Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
8 I do not scold you for your sacrifices. You always bring me your burnt offerings.
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Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 But I do not need bulls from your stalls or goats from your pens,
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I will not accept a bull from your house or goats from your folds.
10 because every animal of the forest is already mine. The cattle on a thousand hills are mine.
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For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird on the mountains, and every living thing in the fields is mine.
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I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the earth and everything in it are mine.
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“If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine.
13 I don't eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats.
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14 Give an offering to show thanks to God. Give God Most High what you have promised.
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Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,
15 Call to me in times of trouble. I will save you, and you will honor me."
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and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me. ”
16 But God says to the wicked, "Why do you talk about my laws? Why do you mention my agreement?
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But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?
17 You hate my teachings and turn your back on what I say.
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For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.
18 When you see a thief, you join him. You take part in adultery.
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If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers.
19 You don't stop your mouth from speaking evil, and your tongue makes up lies.
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“You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You speak against your brother and lie about your mother's son.
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You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
21 I have kept quiet while you did these things, so you thought I was just like you. But I will scold you and accuse you to your face.
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These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.
22 "Think about this, you who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you apart, and no one will save you.
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“Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver!
23 Those people honor me who bring me offerings to show thanks. And I, God, will save those who do that."
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The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God! ”