^{1 Ref} The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

^{2 Ref} Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.

^{3 Ref} Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him.

^{4 Ref} He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

^{5 Ref} Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

^{6 Ref} And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. Selah

^{7 Ref} Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, `even' thy God.

^{8 Ref} I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.

^{9 Ref} I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds.

^{10 Ref} For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.

^{11 Ref} I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine.

^{12 Ref} If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

¹³ Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?

^{14 Ref} Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High:

^{15 Ref} And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

^{16 Ref} But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,

^{17 Ref} Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?

^{18 Ref} When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.

^{19 Ref} Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

^{20 Ref} Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

^{21 Ref} These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: `But' I will reprove thee, and set `them' in order before thine eyes.

^{22 Ref} Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:

^{23 Ref} Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; And to him that ordereth his way `aright' Will I show the salvation of God. Psalm 51 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

^{1 Ref} <A Psalm. Of Asaph.> The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down.

^{2 Ref} From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

^{3 Ref} Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.

^{4 Ref} His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

^{5 Ref} Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

^{6 Ref} And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)

^{7 Ref} Give ear, O my people, to my words; O Israel, I will be a witness against you; I am God, even your God.

^{8 Ref} I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me.

^{9 Ref} I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;

^{10 Ref} For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

^{11 Ref} I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.

^{12 Ref} If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.

¹³ Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?

^{14 Ref} Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;

^{15 Ref} Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.

^{16 Ref} But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

^{17 Ref} Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

^{18 Ref} When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.

^{19 Ref} You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

^{20 Ref} You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

^{21 Ref} These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.

^{22 Ref} Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:

^{23 Ref} Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.