Psalm 50 — Legacy Standard Bible

God Himself Is Judge

A Psalm of ¹Asaph.

^aThe Mighty One, God, Yahweh, has spoken,And called the earth ^bfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.²Out of Zion, ^athe perfection of beauty,God ^bhas shone forth.³May our God ^acome and not be silent;^bFire devours before Him,And ^ca storm whirls around Him.⁴He ^acalls the heavens above,And the earth, to render justice to His people:⁵“Gather My ^aholy ones to Me,Those who have cut a ^bcovenant with Me by ^csacrifice.”⁶And the ^aheavens declare His righteousness,For ^bGod Himself is judge. ¹ Selah.⁷“^aHear, O My people, and I will speak;O Israel, I will testify ¹against you;I am God, ^byour God.⁸“I do ^anot reprove you for your sacrifices,And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.⁹“I shall take no ^ayoung bull out of your houseNor male goats out of your folds.¹⁰“For ^aevery beast of the forest is Mine,The cattle on a thousand hills.¹¹“I know every ^abird of the mountains,And everything that moves in the field is ¹Mine.¹²“If I were hungry I would not tell you,For the ^aworld is Mine, as well as its fullness.¹³“Shall I eat the flesh of ¹^,^abullsOr drink the blood of male goats?¹⁴“Offer to God ^aa sacrifice of thanksgivingAnd ^bpay your vows to the Most High;¹⁵^aCall upon Me in the day of distress;I shall ^brescue you, and you will ^cglorify Me.”¹⁶But to the wicked God says,“What right have you to recount My statutesAnd to take ^aMy covenant in your mouth?¹⁷“For you ^ahate discipline,And you ^bcast My words behind you.¹⁸“When you see a thief, you ¹^,^aare pleased with him,And ²you ^bassociate with adulterers.¹⁹“You ¹^,^alet your mouth loose in evilAnd you harness your ^btongue for deceit.²⁰“You sit and ^aspeak against your brother;You slander your own mother’s son.²¹“These things you have done and ^aI kept silent;You thought that I was just like you;I will ^breprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.²²“Now consider this, you who ^aforget God,Lest I ^btear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.²³“He who ^aoffers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies Me;And he who ¹^,^borders his way,I shall ^cshow the salvation of God.”