Salmos 50

Asaph

¹ The Almighty Divine One, God of Gods, Jehovah has spoken. He has summoned the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.

² God shines from Zion. He is the perfection of beauty.

³ Our God will come and will not keep silent. A devouring fire is in front of him and a raging storm is around him.

⁴ He addresses summons heaven and earth to judge his people:

⁵ »Gather around me, my godly ones who have made a covenant with me through sacrifices.«

⁶ The heavens declare his righteousness because God is the judge.

⁷ »Listen, my people, and I will speak. Hear O Israel, while I testify against you: I am God, your God!

⁸ »I do not reprove you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are constantly always in front of me.

⁹ »But I will not accept another young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.

¹⁰ »Every living thing in the forest, even the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine.

¹¹ »I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine.

¹² »If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all that it contains are mine.

¹³ »Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of male goats?

¹⁴ »Bring your thanks to God as a sacrifice, and pay make good your vows to the Most High.

¹⁵ »Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.«

¹⁶ But God says to the wicked: »How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my covenant!

¹⁷ »You hate discipline. You cast throw my words behind you.

¹⁸ »When you see a thief, you make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.

¹⁹ »You let your mouth speak evil. Your tongue plans deceit.

²⁰ »You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother's son.

²¹ »When you did these things, I remained silent. That made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see.

²² »Consider this, you who do not remember God. Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one to deliver.

²³ »Whoever offers thanks as a sacrifice honors me. I will let everyone who continues in my way see the salvation that comes from God.«