[1] The mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting [from east to west]. [2] Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth. [3] May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And around Him a mighty tempest rages. [4] He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people: [5] “Gather My godly ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” [6] And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah. [7] “Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you: I am God, your God. [8] I do not reprove you for your sacrifices; Your burnt offerings are continually before Me. [9] I will accept no young bull from your house Nor male goat from your folds. [10] For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. [11] I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine. [12] If I were hungry, I would not tell you, For the world and all it contains are Mine. [13] Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats? [14] Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High; [15] Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.” [16] But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite My statutes Or to take My covenant on your lips? [17] For you hate instruction and discipline And cast My words behind you [discarding them]. [18] When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior, And you associate with adulterers. [19] You give your mouth to evil And your tongue frames deceit. [20] You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son. [21] These things you have done and I kept silent; You thought that I was just like you. Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes. [22] “Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to rescue [you]. [23] He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him], I shall show the salvation of God.”
