Psalms 50 : 1 (NLT)
The LORD, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets.
Psalms 50 : 2 (NLT)
From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.
Psalms 50 : 3 (NLT)
Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.
Psalms 50 : 4 (NLT)
He calls on the heavens above and earth below to witness the judgment of his people.
Psalms 50 : 5 (NLT)
"Bring my faithful people to me-- those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices."
Psalms 50 : 6 (NLT)
Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
Psalms 50 : 7 (NLT)
"O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God!
Psalms 50 : 8 (NLT)
I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
Psalms 50 : 9 (NLT)
But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens.
Psalms 50 : 10 (NLT)
For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
Psalms 50 : 11 (NLT)
I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine.
Psalms 50 : 12 (NLT)
If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.
Psalms 50 : 13 (NLT)
Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?
Psalms 50 : 14 (NLT)
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
Psalms 50 : 15 (NLT)
Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory."
Psalms 50 : 16 (NLT)
But God says to the wicked: "Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?
Psalms 50 : 17 (NLT)
For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.
Psalms 50 : 18 (NLT)
When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.
Psalms 50 : 19 (NLT)
Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.
Psalms 50 : 20 (NLT)
You sit around and slander your brother-- your own mother's son.
Psalms 50 : 21 (NLT)
While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn't care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.
Psalms 50 : 22 (NLT)
Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.
Psalms 50 : 23 (NLT)
But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God." For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
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