Psalms 50 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 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. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. A psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
2 From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest. Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
4 He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people. He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Bring my faithful people to me— those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.” “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!” “Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
6 Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. Interlude The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.
7 “O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God! “Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God. “Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God.
8 I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer. Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me. I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9 But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens. I will not accept a bull from your house or goats from your folds. I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,
10 For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills. For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine. I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it. “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats? Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14 Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High, “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.” and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
16 But God says to the wicked: “Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant? But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? But to the wicked person, God says: “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?
17 For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash. For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.
18 When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers. If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers. When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.
19 Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies. “You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit. You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
20 You sit around and slander your brother— your own mother’s son. You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son. You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother’s son.
21 While 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. These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you. When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
22 Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you. “Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver! “Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
23 But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.” The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!” Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation.”
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