aThe Mighty One
, God
, the LORD
, has spoken
, And summoned
the earth
bfrom the rising
of the sun
to its setting
.
Out of Zion, athe perfection
of beauty
, God
bhas shone
forth
.
May our God acome
and not keep
silence
; bFire
devours
before
Him, And it is very
ctempestuous
around
Him.
He asummons the heavens
above
, And the earth
, to judge
His people
:
"Gather My agodly
ones
to Me, Those who have made
a bcovenant
with Me by csacrifice
."
And the aheavens declare
His righteousness
, For bGod
Himself
is judge
. 1Selah
.
" aHear, O My people
, and I will speak
; O Israel
, I will testify
1against you; I am God
, byour God
.
"I do anot reprove you for your sacrifices
, And your burnt
offerings
are continually
before
Me.
"I shall take no
ayoung
bull
out of your house
Nor male
goats
out of your folds
.
"For aevery beast
of the forest
is Mine, The cattle
on a thousand
hills
.
"I know every
abird
of the mountains
, And everything
that moves
in the field
is 1Mine
.
"If I were hungry
I would not tell
you, For the aworld
is Mine, and 1all
it contains
.
"Shall I eat the flesh
of 1 abulls
Or drink
the blood
of male
goats
?
"Offer to God
aa sacrifice
of thanksgiving
And bpay
your vows
to the Most
High
;
aCall upon Me in the day
of trouble
; I shall brescue
you, and you will chonor
Me."
But to the wicked God
says
, "What
right have you to tell
of My statutes
And to take
aMy covenant
in your mouth
?
"For you ahate discipline
, And you bcast
My words
behind
you.
"When you see
a thief
, you 1 aare pleased
with him, And 2you bassociate
with adulterers
.
"You 1 alet your mouth
loose
in evil
And your btongue
frames
deceit
.
"You sit and aspeak
against your brother
; You slander
your own mother's
son
.
"These things
you have done
and aI kept
silence
; You thought
that I was just like
you; I will breprove
you and state
the case in order
before your eyes
.
"Now consider
this
, you who aforget
God
, Or
I will btear
you in pieces, and there
will be none
to deliver
.
"He who aoffers a sacrifice
of thanksgiving
honors
Me; And to him who 1 borders
his way
aright I shall cshow
the salvation
of God
."