50[A psalm of Asaph.] 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.H4210H623H410H430H3068H1696H7121H776H4217H8121H39962From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.H6726H4359H3308H430H33133Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.H430H935H2790H784H398H6440H3966H8175H54394He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people.H7121H8064H5920H776H1777H59715"Bring my faithful people to me—those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices."H622H2623H3772H1285H20776Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. InterludeH8064H5046H6664H430H8199H55427"O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel. I am God, your God!H8085H5971H1696H3478H5749H430H4308I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.H3198H2077H5930H85489But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens.H3947H6499H1004H6260H435610For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.H2416H3293H929H505H204211I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine.H3045H5775H2022H2123H7704H597812If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.H7456H559H8398H439313Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?H398H1320H47H8354H1818H626014Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.H2076H430H8426H7999H5088H594515Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory."H7121H3117H6869H2502H351316But God says to the wicked. "Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?H7563H430H559H5608H2706H5375H1285H631017For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.H8130H4148H7993H1697H31018When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.H7200H1590H7521H2506H500319Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.H7971H6310H7451H3956H6775H482020You sit around and slander your brother—your own mother's son.H3427H1696H251H5414H1848H517H112121While 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.H6213H2790H1819H1961H3198H6186H586922Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.H995H7911H433H2963H533723But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God."H2076H8426H3513H7760H1870H7200H3468H430
Unknown
