Psalm 50:1–16

1 The Mighty One, God,H the Lord, speaks;

he summons the earth

from the rising of the sun to its setting.ae

2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God appears in radiance.A,a

3 Our God is coming; he will not be silent!

Devouring fire precedes him,

and a storm rages around him.b

4 On high, he summons heaven and earth

in order to judge his people:c

5 “Gather my faithful ones to me,

those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”d

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,e

for God is the Judge.f

Selah

7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;

I will testify against you, Israel.

I am God, your God.g

8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices

or for your burnt offerings,

which are continually before me.h

9 I will not take a bull from your household

or male goats from your pens,i

10 for every animal of the forest is mine,

the cattle on a thousand hills.

11 I know every bird of the mountains,

and the creatures of the field are mine.j

12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you,

for the world and everything in it is mine.k

13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls

or drink the blood of goats?l

14 Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice to God,m

and pay your vows to the Most High.n

15 Call on me in a day of trouble;

I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”o

16 But God says to the wicked:

“What right do you have to recite my statutes

and to take my covenant on your lips?p