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# Chapter 50
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1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks;
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he summons the earth
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from the rising of the sun to its setting.
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2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty,
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God appears in radiance.
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3 Our God is coming; he will not be silent!
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Devouring fire precedes him,
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and a storm rages around him.
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4 On high, he summons heaven and earth
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in order to judge his people:
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5 “Gather my faithful ones to me,
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those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
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6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
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for God is the Judge. Selah
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7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
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I will testify against you, Israel.
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I am God, your God.
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8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
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or for your burnt offerings,
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which are continually before me.
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9 I will not take a bull from your household
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or male goats from your pens,
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10 for every animal of the forest is mine,
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the cattle on a thousand hills.
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11 I know every bird of the mountains,
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and the creatures of the field are mine.
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12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
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for the world and everything in it is mine.
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13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
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or drink the blood of goats?
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14 Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice to God,
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and pay your vows to the Most High.
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15 Call on me in a day of trouble;
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I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
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16 But God says to the wicked:
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“What right do you have to recite my statutes
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and to take my covenant on your lips?
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17 You hate instruction
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and fling my words behind you.
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18 When you see a thief,
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you make friends with him,
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and you associate with adulterers.
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19 You unleash your mouth for evil
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and harness your tongue for deceit.
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20 You sit, maligning your brother,
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slandering your mother’s son.
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21 You have done these things, and I kept silent;
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you thought I was just like you.
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But I will rebuke you
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and lay out the case before you.
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22 “Understand this, you who forget God,
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or I will tear you apart,
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and there will be no one to rescue you.
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23 Whoever offers a thanksgiving sacrifice honors me,
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and whoever orders his conduct,
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I will show him the salvation of God.” |