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Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 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.
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<<A Psalm by Asaf.>> The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks, And calls the eretz from sunrise to sunset.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
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Out of Tziyon, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
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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 shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people:
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He calls to the heavens above, To the eretz, that he may judge his people:
5 "Gather My saints together to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice."
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"Gather my holy ones together to me, Those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
6 Let the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah
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The heavens shall declare his righteousness, For God himself is judge. Selah.
7 "Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God!
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"Hear, my people, and I will speak; Yisra'el, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
8 I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.
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I don't rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goats out of your folds.
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I have no need for a bull from your stall, Nor male goats from your pens.
10 For every beast 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 all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field 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 its fullness.
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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 Will 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 Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
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Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to Ha`Elyon.
15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify 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 God says: "What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,
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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 Seeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you?
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Seeing you hate instruction, And throw my words behind you?
18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers.
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When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have participated with adulterers.
19 You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
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"You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your 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 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.
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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 "Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
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"Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.
23 Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God."
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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."
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.