| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. | 1God, the LORD, has spoken. He has summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting place. |
| 2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth. | 2From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined forth. |
| 3May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him. | 3Our God has appeared and he has not been silent; a devouring fire blazed before him, and a mighty storm swirled around him. |
| 4He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people: | 4He summoned the heavens above and the earth below, to sit in judgment on his people. |
| 5"Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." | 5"Assemble before me, my saints, who have entered into my covenant by sacrifice." |
| 6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah. | 6The heavens revealed his justice, for God is himself the judge. Interlude |
| 7"Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God. | 7"Listen, my people, for I am making a pronouncement: Israel, I, God, your God, am testifying against you. |
| 8"I do not reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me. | 8I do not rebuke you because of your sacrifices; indeed, your burnt offerings are continuously before me. |
| 9"I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds. | 9I will no longer accept a sacrificial bull from your household; nor goats from your pens. |
| 10"For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. | 10Indeed, every animal of the forest is mine, even the cattle on a thousand hills. |
| 11"I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine. | 11I know all the birds in the mountains; indeed, everything that moves in the field is mine. |
| 12"If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, and all it contains. | 12"If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for the world is mine along with everything in it. |
| 13"Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats? | 13Why should I eat the flesh of oxen or drink the blood of goats? |
| 14"Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High; | 14Offer to God a thanksgiving praise; pay your vows to the Most High. |
| 15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me." | 15Call on me in the day of distress; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me." |
| 16But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth? | 16As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips! |
| 17"For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you. | 17You hate instruction and toss my words behind you. |
| 18"When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers. | 18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers. |
| 19"You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit. | 19You give your mouth free reign for evil, and your tongue devises deceit. |
| 20"You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son. | 20You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son. |
| 21"These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes. | 21These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes." |
| 22"Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. | 22Consider this, you who have forgotten God— Otherwise, I will tear you in pieces and there will be no deliverer: |
| 23"He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God." | 23Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and I will reveal the salvation of God to whomever continues in my way." |
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