시편 50

God brings his people to court

¹A psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken; he has called to the whole earth, from the sunrise to the sunset. ²God has blazed out from Zion, the city of flawless beauty. ³Our God is coming, and he will not stay silent; a fire consumes all in his path, and a fierce storm rages on every side. ⁴He calls heaven above and earth below as witnesses, as he judges his people: ⁵“Bring together before me my loyal people, who sealed my covenant with a sacrifice.” ⁶The heavens make known his justice, because it is God who sits as judge. Selah ⁷“Pay attention, my people, for I am about to speak; I am bringing testimony against you, Israel. I am God, your God. ⁸I do not find fault with you over your sacrifices; your burnt offerings are always in front of me. ⁹I will not accept a young bull from your household, or male goats out of your sheepfolds. ¹⁰For all the creatures of the woods belong to me, and so do the herds grazing over a thousand hills. ¹¹I know every bird of the high hills; whatever stirs in the open country is in my keeping. ¹²Were I ever hungry, you are not the one I would tell, since the world and all it holds are mine. ¹³Am I one who eats the meat of bulls, or drinks the blood of goats? ¹⁴Offer thanksgiving to God as your sacrifice, and keep the vows you made to the Most High, ¹⁵and call to me when trouble comes; I will set you free, and you will give me glory.” ¹⁶But to the wicked God says: “What business do you have reciting my decrees, or mouthing the words of my covenant? ¹⁷You hate to be corrected, and you toss my words over your shoulder. ¹⁸You see a thief and are happy to go along with him; you share in what adulterers do.^{a 19}You let your mouth run free to do harm, and your tongue weaves lies. ²⁰You sit around speaking against your brother; you smear the name of your own mother’s son. ²¹You did these things and I said nothing, so you imagined I was no different from you. Now I will rebuke you and lay out the case before your eyes. ²²Now take this to heart, all of you who forget God, or I will tear you apart like a lion, and no one will be able to save you. ²³Whoever offers thanks as a sacrifice gives me honor, and whoever walks the right road, I will let them see how God saves.”^b