Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Living Translation NLT
1 (49-1) <A psalm for Asaph.> The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: and he hath called the earth. From the rising of the sun, to the going down thereof:
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The LORD, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets.
2 (49-2) Out of Sion the loveliness of his beauty.
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From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.
3 (49-3) God shall come manifestly: our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. A fire shall burn before him: and a mighty tempest shall be round about him.
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Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.
4 (49-4) He shall call heaven from above, and the earth, to judge his people.
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He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people.
5 (49-5) Gather ye together his saints to him: who set his covenant before sacrifices.
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“Bring my faithful people to me— those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”
6 (49-6) And the heavens shall declare his justice: for God is judge.
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Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
7 (49-7) Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God.
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“O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God!
8 (49-8) I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.
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I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
9 (49-9) I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks.
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But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens.
10 (49-10) For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen.
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For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 (49-11) I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.
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I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine.
12 (49-12) If I should be hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
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If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.
13 (49-13) Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? or shall I drink the blood of goats?
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Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?
14 (49-14) Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.
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Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
15 (49-15) And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
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Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
16 (49-16) But to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth?
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But God says to the wicked: “Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?
17 (49-17) Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee.
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For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.
18 (49-18) If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker.
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When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.
19 (49-19) Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue framed deceits.
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Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.
20 (49-20) Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy mother’s son:
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You sit around and slander your brother— your own mother’s son.
21 (49-21) These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face.
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While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn’t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.
22 (49-22) Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you.
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Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.
23 (49-23) The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me: and there is the way by which I will shew him the salvation of God.
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But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”