Psa 50 | NASB1995 | STEP | A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One , God , the Lord , has spoken , And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting .

Psalms 50

God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.

A Psalm of ^{▼▼ 1 Chr 15:17; 2 Chr 29:30}Asaph.

1 ^bThe Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken,
And summoned the earth ^cfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, ^dthe perfection of beauty,
God ^ehas shone forth.
3 May our God ^fcome and not keep silence;
^gFire devours before Him,
And it is very ^htempestuous around Him.
4 He ⁱsummons the heavens above,
And the earth, to judge His people:
5 “Gather My ^jgodly ones to Me,
Those who have made a ^kcovenant with Me by ^lsacrifice.”
6 And the ^mheavens declare His righteousness,
For ⁿGod Himself is judge. ^{▼▼ Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude}Selah.

7 ^p“Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify ^{▼▼ Or to}against you;
I am God, ^ryour God.
8 “I do ^snot reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
9 “I shall take no ^tyoung bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds.
10 “For ^uevery beast of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills.
11 “I know every ^vbird of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field is ^{▼▼ Or in My mind; lit with Me}Mine.
12 “If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the ^xworld is Mine, and ^{▼▼ Lit its fullness}all it contains.
13 “Shall I eat the flesh of ^{▼▼ Lit strong ones
,} ^aabulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?
14 “Offer to God ^aba sacrifice of thanksgiving
And ^acpay your vows to the Most High;
15 ^adCall upon Me in the day of trouble;
I shall ^aerescue you, and you will ^afhonor Me.”

16 But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take ^agMy covenant in your mouth?
17 “For you ^ahhate discipline,
And you ^aicast My words behind you.
18 “When you see a thief, you ^{▼▼ Some ancient versions read run together
,} ^akare pleased with him,
And ^{▼▼ Lit your part is with}you ^amassociate with adulterers.
19 “You ^{▼▼ Lit send
,} ^aolet your mouth loose in evil
And your ^aptongue frames deceit.
20 “You sit and ^aqspeak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
21 “These things you have done and ^arI kept silence;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will ^asreprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who ^atforget God,
Or I will ^autear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
23 “He who ^avoffers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who ^{▼▼ Lit sets
,} ^axorders his way aright
I shall ^ayshow the salvation of God.”

Psalms 50

God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.

A Psalm of ▼▼ 1 Chr 15:17; 2 Chr 29:30Asaph.

A Psalm of ^{▼▼ 1 Chr 15:17; 2 Chr 29:30}Asaph.