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50:1  A psalm of Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord, speaks. He calls the earth from the rising to the setting sun.
50:2  God shines from Jerusalem, whose beauty is perfect.
50:3  Our God comes, and he will not be silent. A fire burns in front of him, and a powerful storm surrounds him.
50:4  He calls to the sky above and to the earth that he might judge his people.
50:5  He says, “Gather around, you who worship me, who have made an agreement with me, using a sacrifice.”
50:6  God is the judge, and even the skies say he is right. Selah
50:7  God says, “My people, listen to me; Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
50:8  I do not scold you for your sacrifices. You always bring me your burnt offerings.
50:9  But I do not need bulls from your stalls or goats from your pens,
50:10  because every animal of the forest is already mine. The cattle on a thousand hills are mine.
50:11  I know every bird on the mountains, and every living thing in the fields is mine.
50:12  If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the earth and everything in it are mine.
50:13  I don’t eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats.
50:14  Give an offering to show thanks to God. Give God Most High what you have promised.
50:15  Call to me in times of trouble. I will save you, and you will honor me.”
50:16  But God says to the wicked, “Why do you talk about my laws? Why do you mention my agreement?
50:17  You hate my teachings and turn your back on what I say.
50:18  When you see a thief, you join him. You take part in adultery.
50:19  You don’t stop your mouth from speaking evil, and your tongue makes up lies.
50:20  You speak against your brother and lie about your mother’s son.
50:21  I have kept quiet while you did these things, so you thought I was just like you. But I will scold you and accuse you to your face.
50:22  “Think about this, you who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you apart, and no one will save you.
50:23  Those people honor me who bring me offerings to show thanks. And I, God, will save those who do that.”