Get the free app for more features and content.
Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play
A Psalm by Asaph.

1The Mighty One, God, The LORD, speaks,

and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God shines out.

3Our God comes, and does not keep silent.

A fire devours before him.

It is very stormy around him.

4He calls to the heavens above,

to the earth, that he may judge his people:

5“Gather my saints together to me,

those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

6The heavens shall declare his righteousness,

for God himself is judge.

Selah.

7“Hear, my people, and I will speak.

Israel, I will testify against you.

I am God, your God.

8I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices.

Your burnt offerings are continually before me.

9I have no need for a bull from your stall,

nor male goats from your pens.

10For every animal of the forest is mine,

and the livestock on a thousand hills.

11I know all the birds of the mountains.

The wild animals of the field are mine.

12If I were hungry, I would not tell you,

for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

13Will I eat the meat of bulls,

or drink the blood of goats?

14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving.

Pay your vows to the Most High.

15Call on me in the day of trouble.

I will deliver you, and you will honour me.”

16But to the wicked God says,

“What right do you have to declare my statutes,

that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

17since you hate instruction,

and throw my words behind you?

18When you saw a thief, you consented with him,

and have participated with adulterers.

19“You give your mouth to evil.

Your tongue frames deceit.

20You sit and speak against your brother.

You slander your own mother’s son.

21You have done these things, and I kept silent.

You thought that I was just like you.

I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

22“Now consider this, you who forget God,

lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.

23Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me,

and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”

PUBLIC DOMAIN
Learn more at https://WorldEnglish.Bible.

Featured Resources

The Art of Biblical Poetry

The Art of Biblical Poetry

Did you know that a third of the Bible is ancient Israelite poetry? Poetry is...

BibleProject

Craig Keener: Bad Bible Proof-Texts (Part 1)

Craig Keener: Bad Bible Proof-Texts (Part 1)

https://seedbed.com Seedbed's mission is to gather, connect, and resource ...

Seedbed

Introduction to Psalms

Introduction to Psalms

Dr. David Taylor introduces the Psalms, songs that engage with the depth and ...

Fuller Studio

How to Have a Better Prayer Life

How to Have a Better Prayer Life

Kyle Strobel claims that “prayer thrives when it’s done honestly” and points ...

The Gospel Coalition

The Book of Psalms

The Book of Psalms

The book of Psalms is the largest collection of poetry in the Bible. In this ...

BibleProject

Discovering How to Pray: Prayer in the Psalms

Discovering How to Pray: Prayer in the Psalms

Timothy Keller preaches on the Psalms as the prayerbook of the Bible in this ...

The Gospel Coalition

Book of Psalms Summary: A Complete Animated Overview

Book of Psalms Summary: A Complete Animated Ove...

Watch our overview video on the book of Psalms, which breaks down the literar...

BibleProject

Old Testament Summary: A Complete Animated Overview

Old Testament Summary: A Complete Animated Over...

Watch our overview video on the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible...

BibleProject

Explore Psalm 50