Psalm 50
God as Judge
he summons the earth
2From Zion, the perfection of beauty,
3Our God is coming; he will not be silent!
Devouring fire precedes him,
and a storm rages around him.50:3 Ps 18:12–13; 97:3
4On high, he summons heaven and earth
5“Gather my faithful ones to me,
7“Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or for your burnt offerings,
9I will not take a bull from your household
or male goats from your pens,50:9 Ps 69:31
10for every animal of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11I know every bird of the mountains,
12If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
13Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?50:13 Is 1:11
15Call on me in a day of trouble;
16But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite my statutes
and to take my covenant on your lips?50:16 Is 29:13
17You hate instruction
18When you see a thief,
you make friends with him,
19You unleash your mouth for evil
20You sit, maligning your brother,
21You have done these things, and I kept silent;
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.50:21 Lit lay it out before your eyes50:21 Ps 90:8
22“Understand this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart,
23Whoever offers a thanksgiving sacrifice honors me,
and whoever orders his conduct,
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