Psalms, Chapter 50:

Verses from Psalms, Chapter 50 of the book of Psalms in the Bible.

• 1. The Lord, the supreme God, speaks; summons the entire earth, from east to west.
• 2. From Zion, the perfect place in beauty, God shines with splendor.
• 3. Our God comes! It certainly will not remain silent! Before Him, there is a devouring fire, and around Him, a violent storm.
• 4. He summons the heavens above and the earth below for the judgment of His people:
• 5. “Gather together, My faithful, those who have made a covenant with Me with sacrifice.”
• 6. And the heavens proclaim His justice, for God Himself is the judge.
• 7. “Listen, My people, for I will speak; I will testify against you, O Israel, I who am God, your God.
• 8. I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, nor for the burnt offerings that you always offer Me.
• 9. I have no need for bulls from your stables or goats in your pens,
• 10For all the animals in the forest are Mine, the cattle on the hills also belong to Me in thousands.
• 11. I know all the birds of the mountains and care for the creatures of the field.
• 12. If I were hungry, would I tell you? For the world is Mine, and everything in it.
• 13. Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
• 14. Offer your gratitude to God as a sacrifice, fulfill your vows to the Most High,
• 15. and cry out to Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
• 16. But to the wicked God says: “What right do you have to recite My laws or to repeat My covenant?
• 17. You hate My discipline and turn your back on My words!
• 18. You see a thief and become his companion, and mix with adulterers.
• 19. Their mouth is full of wickedness, and their tongue weaves deceit.
• 20. You speak maliciously against your brother and slander your own mother's son.
• 21. Would I think about remaining silent in the face of everything you have done? Do you think I'm like you? But now I will accuse you directly, without omitting anything.
• 22. “Think about this, you who forget God; otherwise I will tear them to pieces, and there will be no one to deliver them.
• 23. He who offers Me his gratitude as a sacrifice honors Me, and I will show the salvation of God to him who follows My ways.”