Psalm 50:1–15

1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord,e

speaks and summons the earth

from the rising of the sun to where it sets.f

2 From Zion,g perfect in beauty,h

God shines forth.i

3 Our God comesj

and will not be silent;k

a fire devoursl before him,m

and around him a tempestn rages.

4 He summons the heavens above,

and the earth,o that he may judge his people:p

5 “Gather to me this consecrated people,q

who made a covenantr with me by sacrifice.”

6 And the heavens proclaims his righteousness,

for he is a God of justice.a,b t

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

I will testifyu against you, Israel:

I am God, your God.v

8 I bring no chargesw against you concerning your sacrifices

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

9 I have no need of a bully from your stall

or of goatsz from your pens,a

10 for every animal of the forestb is mine,

and the cattle on a thousand hills.c

11 I know every birdd in the mountains,

and the insects in the fieldse are mine.

12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,

for the worldf is mine, and all that is in it.g

13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls

or drink the blood of goats?

14 “Sacrifice thank offeringsh to God,

fulfill your vowsi to the Most High,j

15 and callk on me in the day of trouble;l

I will deliverm you, and you will honorn me.”