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1 The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
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<<A Psalm by Asaph.>> The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, And calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
2 From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
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Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very tempestuous around him.
4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:
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He calls to the heavens above, To the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
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"Gather my saints together to me, Those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
6 And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.
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The heavens shall declare his righteousness, For God himself is judge. Selah.
7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God.
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"Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
8 I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
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I don't rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
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I have no need for a bull from your stall, Nor male goats from your pens.
10 for every animal of the forest is mine, and 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 in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
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I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.
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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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 flesh 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 “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
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Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
15 and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
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Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
16 But to the wicked person, God says: “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?
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But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, That you have taken my covenant on your lips,
17 You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.
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Seeing you hate instruction, And throw my words behind you?
18 When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.
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When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have participated with adulterers.
19 You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
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"You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.
20 You sit and testify against your brother and 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 and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
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You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that the "I AM" was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.
22 “Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
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"Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation.”
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Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, And prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him."