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Psalm 50:6–8

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6And the heavens proclaims his righteousness,

for he is a God of justice.abt

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

I will testifyu against you, Israel:

I am God, your God.v

8I bring no chargesw against you concerning your sacrifices

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

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Footnotes

  1. aWith a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
  2. bThe Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Cross references

  1. sSee Ps 19:1
  2. tSee Ge 16:5; See Job 9:15
  3. uHeb 2:4
  4. vEx 20:2; Ps 48:14
  5. wSee 2 Sa 22:16
  6. xSee Ps 40:6

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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.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

for God is the Judge.

Selah

“Listen, my people, and I will speak;

I will testify against you, Israel.

I am God, your God.

I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices

or for your burnt offerings,

which are continually before me.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

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.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

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.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

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.

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