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Psalm 50:6–8

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6The 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

8I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices

or for your burnt offerings,

which are continually before me.h

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Cross references

  1. ePs 89:5; 97:6
  2. fPs 75:7; 96:13
  3. gDt 31:21; Ps 81:8
  4. h1Sm 15:22; Ps 40:6; 51:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The heavens declare his righteousness,

for God himself is judge! Selah

“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;

O Israel, I will testify against you.

I am God, your God.

Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you;

your burnt offerings are continually before me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And the heavens proclaim his righteousness,

for he is a God of justice.

“Listen, my people, and I will speak;

I will testify against you, Israel:

I am God, your God.

I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices

or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,

for God himself will be the judge.

Interlude

“O my people, listen as I speak.

Here are my charges against you, O Israel:

I am God, your God!

I have no complaint about your sacrifices

or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the heavens declare his righteousness,

because God himself is judge. Selah

“Hear, O my people, and I will speak,

O Israel, and I will testify against you.

I am God, your God.

It is not concerning a lack of your sacrifices that I rebuke you,

and your burnt offerings are before me continually.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness:

For God is judge himself. Selah.

Hear, O my people, and I will speak;

O Israel, and I will testify against thee:

I am God, even thy God.

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices

Or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.