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Psalm 50:2–4

2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

bGod will shine forth.

3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent;

cA fire shall devour before Him,

And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.

4 dHe shall call to the heavens from above,

And to the earth, that He may judge His people:

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Psalm 50:2–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

From Zion, perfect in beauty,

God shines forth.

Our God comes

and will not be silent;

a fire devours before him,

and around him a tempest rages.

He summons the heavens above,

and the earth, that he may judge his people:

Psalm 50:2–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God shines forth.

Our God comes; he does not keep silence;

before him is a devouring fire,

around him a mighty tempest.

He calls to the heavens above

and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Psalm 50:2–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God hath shined.

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence:

A fire shall devour before him,

And it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

He shall call to the heavens from above,

And to the earth, that he may judge his people.

Psalm 50:2–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God shines in glorious radiance.

Our God approaches,

and he is not silent.

Fire devours everything in his way,

and a great storm rages around him.

He calls on the heavens above and earth below

to witness the judgment of his people.

Psalm 50:2–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

God shines from Jerusalem,

whose beauty is perfect.

Our God comes, and he will not be silent.

A fire burns in front of him,

and a powerful storm surrounds him.

He calls to the sky above and to the earth

that he might judge his people.

Psalm 50:2–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God hath shined forth.

Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence:

A fire devoureth before him,

And it is very tempestuous round about him.

He calleth to the heavens above,

And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Psalm 50:2–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Psalm 50:2–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

God shines from Zion, 

the perfection of beauty. 

Our God will come and will not remain silent. 

A devouring fire is in front of him 

and a raging storm around him. 

He summons heaven and earth to judge his people: 

Psalm 50:2–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

From Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God appears in radiance.

Our God is coming; He will not be silent!

Devouring fire precedes Him,

and a storm rages around Him.

On high, He summons heaven and earth

in order to judge His people.

Psalm 50:2–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God shines forth.

Our God comes and does not keep silence,

before him is a devouring fire,

and a mighty tempest all around him.

He calls to the heavens above

and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Psalm 50:2–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

From Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God shines forth.

Our God comes and he is not silent.

Before him fire devours,

and around him it is very tempestuous.

He summons the heavens above

and the earth that he might judge his people:

Psalm 50:2–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

From Zion, perfect and beautiful,

God’s glory shines out.

Our God comes, and he won’t be silent.

A burning fire goes ahead of him.

A terrible storm is all around him.

He calls out to heaven and earth to be his witnesses.

Then he judges his people.

Psalm 50:2–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God has shone forth.

May our God come and not keep silence;

Fire devours before Him,

And it is very tempestuous around Him.

He summons the heavens above,

And the earth, to judge His people:


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